- utilize (v.)
[utilize 词源字典]
- 1794, from French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile "usable," from Latin utilis "usable," from uti (see use (v.)).
Utilize is fast antiquating improve, in the sense of 'turn to account.' [Fitzedward Hall, "Modern English," 1873]
[utilize etymology, utilize origin, 英语词源]