verb
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
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use your head!
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we only use Spanish at home
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I can't use this tool
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Apply a magnetic field here
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This thinking was applied to many projects
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How do you utilize this tool?
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I apply this rule to get good results
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use the plastic bags to store the food
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He doesn't know how to use a computer
• Derivationally related forms:
↑employment (for: ↑employ), ↑applicative (for: ↑apply), ↑applicatory (for: ↑apply), ↑application (for: ↑apply), ↑utilisation, ↑utility, ↑utilizable (for: ↑utilize), ↑utilization (for: ↑utilize), ↑utilizer (for: ↑utilize), ↑utility (for: ↑utilize), ↑useable (for: ↑use), ↑usable (for: ↑use), ↑use (for: ↑use), ↑user (for: ↑use), ↑usage (for: ↑use)
• Hyponyms:
↑give, ↑dedicate, ↑consecrate, ↑commit, ↑devote, ↑play, ↑pull out all the stops, ↑put, ↑assign, ↑ply, ↑address, ↑waste, ↑misapply, ↑misuse, ↑avail, ↑overuse, ↑overdrive, ↑cannibalize, ↑cannibalise, ↑recycle, ↑reprocess, ↑reuse, ↑exploit, ↑work, ↑tap, ↑strain, ↑extend, ↑exert, ↑exercise, ↑enjoy, ↑take, ↑share, ↑put to work, ↑implement, ↑fall back, ↑resort, ↑recur
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s somebody
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Something ——s something
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Somebody ——s something to somebody
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Somebody ——s something PP
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Somebody ——s somebody to INFINITIVE
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They utilise the animals
Useful english dictionary. 2012.