English-Thai Dictionary

utilize

VT ทำให้ เป็นประโยชน์  employ employ apply consume tam-hai-pen-pra-yod

 

utilize

VT ใช้ประโยชน์  ใช้ ให้ เป็นประโยชน์  use chai-pra-yod

 

utilize for

PHRV ใช้ เพื่อ  use as use for chai-phau

 

utilizer

N ผู้ ใช้ประโยชน์  phu-chai-pra-yod

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UTILIZE

v.t.To gain; to acquire. [Rare. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UTILIZE

U "til *ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Utilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Utilizing.]Etym: [Cf. F. utiliser. ]

 

Defn: To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities. In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their numerous alcoves,might have been utilized as. .. dungeons. Hawthorne.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

utilize

u ti lize |ˈyo͞otlˌīz ˈjudlˌaɪz | ▶verb [ with obj. ] make practical and effective use of: vitamin C helps your body utilize the iron present in your diet. DERIVATIVES u ti liz a ble |ˌyo͞otlˈīzəbəl, ˈyo͞otlˌī - |adjective, u ti li za tion |ˌyo͞otl -əˈzāSHən |noun, u ti liz er noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (see utile 1 ). usage: Utilize, borrowed in the 19th century from the French utiliser, means ‘make practical or effective use of. ’ Because it is a more formal word than use and is often used in contexts (as in business writing ) where the ordinary verb use would be simpler and more direct, utilize may strike readers as pretentious jargon and should therefore be used sparingly.

 

Oxford Dictionary

utilize

utilize |ˈjuːtɪlʌɪz |(also utilise ) ▶verb [ with obj. ] make practical and effective use of: vitamin C helps your body utilize the iron present in your diet. DERIVATIVES utilizable adjective, utilization |-ˈzeɪʃ (ə )n |noun, utilizer noun ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (see utile 1 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

utilize

utilize verb the foam pellets are utilized to make lightweight insulation: use, make use of, put to use, employ, avail oneself of, bring /press into service, bring into play, deploy, draw on, exploit, harness.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

utilize

utilize verb concrete had long been utilized as a bonding and covering material: make use of, put to use, use, employ, avail oneself of, have recourse to, resort to, look to, bring into service, press into service, take advantage of, exploit, milk, tap, turn to account, bring into play, bring into effective action, deploy.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

utilize

u ti lize /júːt (ə )làɪz /動詞 ～s /-ɪz /; ～d /-d /; -lizing 他動詞 ｟かたく ｠ «…として /…のために » 〈物 〉を用いる «as /for » , …を使う (→use )▸ We should utilize nuclear energy for peaceful purposes .我々は核エネルギーを平和的目的に利用すべきだ ú ti l ì z able 形容詞 ú ti l ì z er 名詞