make use
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make use
verb makes use · making use · made use
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To use, usually productively and/or for a specific purpose.
The wooden or steel keys used to secure bull-head rails in their chairs are usually driven in the direction of the traffic, so that the effects of rail-creep may be made use of to wedge the keys more firmly, rather than to encourage them to drop out.
Similar: employ, exploit, take advantage of, avail
- To help oneself. Good Cromwell, neglect him not; make use now, and provide for thine own future safety.
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verb to use
| Español | valerse, hacer uso de, echar mano de, usar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 活用する katsuyō suru |
| Português | empregar, usar |
| Français | faire usage (de), se servir de |
| Italiano | usare |
| Русский | использовать ispolʹzovatʹ, воспользоваться vospolʹzovatʹsja, употреблять upotrebljatʹ, применять primenjatʹ, пользоваться polʹzovatʹsja, извле́чь по́льзу izvléčʹ pólʹzu |
Talk about this word "make use." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/make%20use. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. make use. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/make%20use "make use." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/make%20use.Cite this
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