put to work vs utilize

put to work and utilize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
put to work	No	No	Yes	No
utilize	No	No	Yes	No

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

put to work: cause to work
utilize: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

Other hypernyms of put to work include apply, employ, use, utilise.

put to work (verb)	utilize (verb)
cause to work	convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
	put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose