utilize vs use

Utilize means to get a result effectively; use doesn't carry the “effective” connotation. Utilize means to give a use to something that was previously useless (this may share the improvisation idea with #1). Utilize is neutral, while use has a negative connotation (as in “I feel used”).

1. Does utilize mean use?
2. What is wrong with the word utilize?
3. Is use short for utilize?
4. How do you use utilize in a sentence?
5. What is another word for utilize?
6. What utilize mean?
7. How do you use utilize?
8. Is utilizing a word?
9. What does the word derived mean?
10. What does fully utilized mean?
11. What does sulfur mean?

Does utilize mean use?

'Utilize' is typically used to suggest a new, profitable, or practical use for something. But English speakers have been finding -ize useful since the 16th century, and words that employ it come in handy every day (for example, authorize, capitalize, realize, and stabilize).

What is wrong with the word utilize?

It means employing any old thing to achieve your goal, whether or not you use that any old thing for its intended purpose. So if you are not actually creating an alternate use for something, utilize is the wrong word. Here are two examples to illustrate this idea: The witch uses her cauldron to brew her potions.

Is use short for utilize?

To utilize is to use what you have or what's available, and it's a three-syllable word meaning the same thing as the one-syllable "use." ... You can utilize a shorter word to make a sentence easier to read.

How do you use utilize in a sentence?

Utilize sentence example

1. She will only utilize it for common good. ...
2. If I can somehow utilize this gift I can't do it without all your help. ...
3. Cynthia continued to utilize her camera, apologizing for her time-consuming perfectionism.

What is another word for utilize?

The words employ and use are common synonyms of utilize. While all three words mean "to put into service especially to attain an end," utilize may suggest the discovery of a new, profitable, or practical use for something.

What utilize mean?

transitive verb. : to make use of : turn to practical use or account I'm a great person for utilizing waste power— Robert Frost.

How do you use utilize?

When you utilize something, you make do with something not normally used for the purpose, e.g., you utilize a dime when the bloody screwdriver is nowhere to be found. If the screwdriver were there, you'd use it, not utilize a stupid dime for the purpose.

Is utilizing a word?

Utilize means “to make use of,” of course. I wonder what else means that. Oh, right: Use. Merriam-Webster's first definition for use as a transitive verb — after the archaic habituate — is “to put into action or service : avail oneself of : employ.” Employ, by the way, is another synonym for utilize.

What does the word derived mean?

transitive verb. 1a : to take, receive, or obtain especially from a specified source is said to derive its name from a Native American word meaning "wild onion" b chemistry : to obtain (a chemical substance) actually or theoretically from a parent substance Petroleum is derived from coal tar.

What does fully utilized mean?

1 to the greatest degree or extent; totally; entirely. 2 amply; sufficiently; adequately. they were fully fed.

What does sulfur mean?

Sulfur (S), also spelled sulphur, nonmetallic chemical element belonging to the oxygen group (Group 16 [VIa] of the periodic table), one of the most reactive of the elements. Pure sulfur is a tasteless, odourless, brittle solid that is pale yellow in colour, a poor conductor of electricity, and insoluble in water.