different between utilize vs reutilize

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

Etymology

re- +? utilize

Verb

reutilize (third-person singular simple present reutilizes, present participle reutilizing, simple past and past participle reutilized)

1. To use or utilize something again, or for another purpose

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

reutilize

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