Utilize
Pronunciation : U"til*ize
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. F. utiliser.]
Definition : 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.
t. [imp. & p. p. Utilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Utilizing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913