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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/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- (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
utilise — see utilise
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.
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Galician
Verb
utilize
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of utilizar:
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: u‧ti‧li‧ze
Verb
utilize
- inflection of utilizar:
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