> I think there is a proper use for the verb "utilize": it means "to render useful". I've never heard of that usage for utilize in my life. In a cursory search

> I think there is a proper use for the verb "utilize": it means "to render useful". I've never heard of that usage for utilize in my life. In a cursory search, I see that the definition of utilize is "to make use of", which to me sounds the same as "use".