Meaning & Definition of Utilize in English

1. Put into service

• Make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

• "Use your head!"

• "We only use spanish at home"

• "I can't use this tool"

• "Apply a magnetic field here"

• "This thinking was applied to many projects"

• "How do you utilize this tool?"

• "I apply this rule to get good results"

• "Use the plastic bags to store the food"

• "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

2. Convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)