Utilize /(?)/

U·til·ize

Utilize

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Utilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Utilizing

  1. 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.