utilise

Other spellings

• (US) utilize

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/
• (US) (Canada) IPA ^(key): /ˈju.tə.laɪz/ or [ˈju.ɾə.laɪz]
• (AU) IPA ^(key): /ˈjʉː.tə.lɑɪz/ or [ˈjʉː.ɾə.lɑɪz]

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Verb

Plain form utilise

Third-person singular utilises

Past tense utilised

Past participle utilised

Present participle utilising

1. (transitive) When you utilise something, you make use of it.

   Our program will utilise bubblesort.

Related words

• utilisation
• overutilise