avail vs utilize

avail is a noun but utilize is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
avail	Yes	No	Yes	No
utilize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, utilize is a hypernym of avail; that is, utilize is a word with a broader meaning than avail:

avail: take advantage of
utilize: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Other hypernyms of avail include apply, employ, use, utilise.

avail (noun)	utilize (noun)
a means of serving

avail (verb)	utilize (verb)
take advantage of	convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
take or use	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
be of use to, be useful to