utilize

== English == === Alternative forms === utilise (non-Oxford British English) === Etymology === From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈju.tə.laɪz/, [ˈju.ɾə.laɪz] (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈjʉː.tə.lɑez/, [ˈjʉː.ɾə.lɑez] === Verb === utilize (third-person singular simple present utilizes, present participle utilizing, simple past and past participle utilized) (US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === 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. == Galician == === Verb === utilize (reintegrationist norm) inflection of utilizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: u‧ti‧li‧ze === Verb === utilize inflection of utilizar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative