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Utilize, use, as in I hope readers will make use of this dictionary. This expression dates from the late 1500s. Shakespeare had it in The Two Gentlemen of Verona (2:4).
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): make use of someone or something
to utilize someone or something; to do something useful with someone or something. • Can you make use of these papers? • We were unable to make use of the items you shipped to us., Phrase(s): make (good) use of something
to use something well. • I am sure I can make good use of the gift you gave me. • We will make use of this book.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs