Utilization: alternatives and connections

To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to ma…

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The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as, the application of emollients to a diseased limb.

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The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…

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The act of exploiting or utilizing.

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To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to misuse one's talents.

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To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind; usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of risi…

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The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human act…

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The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any given time.

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The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed.

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The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; o…

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The act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment; conduct with respect to a person or a thing; as, good usage; ill usage; hard usage.

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The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to…

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