- use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise - the act of using; "he warned against the use of narcotic drugs"; "skilled in the utilization of computers"
--1 is a kind of activity
--1 has particulars:practice; play; misuse, abuse; exploitation, development; recycling; application, practical application Derived form: verb utilize1 - utilization - the state of having been made use of; "the rate of utilization"
--2 is a kind of state