different between utilize vs overutilize

English

Alternative forms

• utilise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ?tilis, from ?t? (“use”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ju?t?la?z/

Verb

utilize (third-person singular simple present utilizes, present participle utilizing, simple past and past participle utilized)

1. (US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise

Usage notes

• See usage notes at utilise.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• Sir Ernest Gowers: The Complete Plain Words. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1965.
• Eric Partridge: Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English. England, Penguin Books, 1973.
• John E. Kahn (ed): The Right Word at the Right Time. London, Readers Digest, 1985.
• Pam Peters: The Cambridge Australian English Style Guide. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u?ti?li?ze

Verb

utilize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of utilizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of utilizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of utilizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of utilizar

English

Alternative forms

• overutilise

Etymology

over- +? utilize

Verb

overutilize (third-person singular simple present overutilizes, present participle overutilizing, simple past and past participle overutilized)

1. To utilize excessively

Related terms

• overutilization
• overutilizer