U″til‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Utilized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Utilizing (?).] [Cf. F. utiliser.] 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. Hawthorne.