Synonyms for put to use
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb yooz or for pt for mof 9, yoost; noun yoos |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb yuz or for pt for mof 9, yust; noun yus |
Top 10 synonyms for put to use Other synonyms for the word put to use
- address
- advance
- affect
- apply
- avail oneself of
- benefit by
- bestow
- bleed
- bring into play
- bring to bear
- capitalize
- cash in on
- command
- conduct
- devote
- direct
- dissipate
- do with
- dominate
- drain
- draw on
- drivel
- eat up
- employ
- engage
- engross
- exercise
- exert
- exhaust
- expend
- exploit
- fall back on
- fill
- find a use
- finesse
- finish
- finish up
- fleece
- flourish
- forward
- frequent
- fritter away
- frivol away
- further
- get mileage out of
- go
- go through
- go to
- govern
- handle
- haunt
- have
- have at one's disposal
- have recourse to
- head for
- hold
- impose upon
- jockey
- keep busy
- lavish
- lessen
- look to
- maintain
- make capital of
- make do with
- make the most of
- make use
- make use of
- manage
- maneuver
- manipulate
- milk
- mine
- monopolize
- obsess
- occupy
- operate
- play
- play on
- ply
- possess
- practice
- preoccupy
- press into service
- profit by
- profit from
- promote
- put away
- put forth
- put into action
- put to use
- put to work
- recur
- recur to
- refer to
- regulate
- relate
- repair
- resort to
- run
- run out of
- run through
- set in motion
- shake
- skin
- soak
- spend
- squander
- stick
- swing
- take advantage of
- take up
- throw
- throw away
- trifle
- try
- turn
- turn to
- turn to account
- use
- use up
- utilize
- vanish
- visit
- wash up
- waste
- wave
- wear out
- wield
- work
Définition of put to use
Origin :- early 13c., from Old French us, from Latin usus "use, custom, skill, habit," from past participle stem of uti (see use (v.)).
- As in resort : verb have recourse to; make use of
- As in use : verb work with; consume
- As in utilize : verb make use of
- As in wield : verb control, use
- As in consume : verb use up
- As in employ : verb make use of
- As in exploit : verb take advantage of; misuse
Antonyms for put to use
- abstain
- accumulate
- appear
- avoid
- be lazy
- break
- build
- cease
- collect
- construct
- create
- dodge
- fail
- fast
- fill
- fire
- gather
- halt
- hinder
- hoard
- idle
- ignore
- impede
- lay off
- leave alone
- let go
- mismanage
- misuse
- neglect
- not use
- reject
- renounce
- repudiate
- save
- shun
- starve
- stay
- stop
- store
- surrender
- take
- unemploy
- yield
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