utilize

Alternative forms

• utilise (non-Oxford British English)

Etymology

From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈju.tə.laɪz/, [ˈju.ɾə.laɪz]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈjʉː.tə.lɑɪz/, [ˈjʉː.ɾə.lɑɪz]

Verb

utilize (third-person singular simple present utilizes, present participle utilizing, simple past and past participle utilized)

1. (US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise.

Further reading

• Sir Ernest Gowers: The Complete Plain Words. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1965.
• Eric Partridge: Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English. England, Penguin Books, 1973.
• John E. Kahn (ed): The Right Word at the Right Time. London, Readers Digest, 1985.
• Pam Peters: The Cambridge Australian English Style Guide. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Verb

utilize

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of utilizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧ti‧li‧ze

Verb

utilize

1. inflection of utilizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative