utilizes
Makes practical use
Utilizes means uses, typically in a context where someone wants to sound more formal or technical.
The word appears frequently in business, academic, and bureaucratic writing: The system utilizes advanced algorithms.
In most cases, "uses" works just as well and sounds less stiff.
Hires or uses
- appliesIs relevant to
- implementsEnacts or instruments
- deploysPositions for use
- harnessesCaptures and directs energy
leverages · exploits · wields · exercises · engages · incorporates · integrates · adopts
Captures and directs energy
- exploitsNotable daring actions
- conservesProtects from depletion
- optimizesMakes as effective as possible
- maximizesMakes as large as possible
allocates · consumes · expends · depletes · recycles · repurposes · salvages · recovers
Makes as effective as possible
- streamlinesMakes more efficient
- maximizesMakes as large as possible
- economizesUses resources sparingly
- conservesProtects from depletion
prioritizes · systematizes · accelerates · enhances · improves · boosts · increases · amplifies
Enacts or instruments
- integratesCombines into unified whole
- configuresAdjusts for specific use
- interfacesPoints of interaction between systems
- automatesMakes self-running
programs · processes · executes · operates · deploys · runs · activates · enables
employs
Hires or uses
- appliesIs relevant to
- implementsEnacts or instruments
- deploysPositions for use
harnesses · leverages · exploits · wields · exercises · engages · incorporates · integrates · adopts · mobilizes
harnesses
Captures and directs energy
- exploitsNotable daring actions
- conservesProtects from depletion
- optimizesMakes as effective as possible
maximizes · allocates · consumes · expends · depletes · recycles · repurposes · salvages · recovers · extracts
optimizes
Makes as effective as possible
- streamlinesMakes more efficient
- maximizesMakes as large as possible
- economizesUses resources sparingly
conserves · prioritizes · systematizes · accelerates · enhances · improves · boosts · increases · amplifies · multiplies
implements
Enacts or instruments
- integratesCombines into unified whole
- configuresAdjusts for specific use
- interfacesPoints of interaction between systems
automates · programs · processes · executes · operates · deploys · runs · activates · enables · powers
utilizesneglects
Fails to care for
abandons · sets aside · shelves · discards · mothballs
utilizeswastes
Uses poorly or discards
squanders · misuses · fritters away · dissipates · throws away
- credit utilizationBorrowed portion of limit
- capacity utilizationProduction as proportion available
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