utilise
4 synonyms for utilise, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To use something.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
Common words most readers know — safe in any writing.
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Etymology
Comes from French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”). First attested around 1810.
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