UTILIZED

utilized, utilised, employed

(adjective) put to use

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

utilized

Being used.

Verb

utilized

simple past tense and past participle of utilize

Source: Wiktionary


UTILIZE

U"til*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Utilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Utilizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. utiliser.]

Definition: To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities. In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as . . . dungeons. Hawthorne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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SPONGE

(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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