utilize vs waste

waste vs utilize

utilize is not a noun while waste is a noun.

utilize is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

utilize and waste both are verbs.

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

As verbs, waste is a hyponym of utilize; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than utilize:

utilize: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
waste: use inefficiently or inappropriately

Other hyponyms of utilize include commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give, play, play, pull out all the stops, assign, put, ply, address, misapply, misuse, avail, overdrive, overuse, cannibalise, cannibalize, recycle, reprocess, reuse, exploit, work, exploit, tap, extend, strain, exercise, exert, enjoy, take, share, put to work, work, implement, fall back, recur, resort.

utilize (noun)	waste (noun)
	useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
	(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
	the trait of wasting resources
	an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
	any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

utilize (adjective)	waste (adjective)
	located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

utilize (verb)	waste (verb)
convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)	become physically weaker
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
	cause to grow thin or weak
	lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
	spend extravagantly
	use inefficiently or inappropriately
	get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
	run off as waste
	spend thoughtlessly; throw away
	dispose of

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