U·til·ize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Utilized p. pr. & vb. n. Utilizing ] 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.
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utilized
adj : put to use [syn: utilised]