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waste vs utilize

utilize vs waste

waste is a noun but utilize is not a noun.

waste is an adjective but utilize is not an adjective.

waste and utilize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
utilize No No Yes No
As verbs, utilize is a hypernym of waste; that is, utilize is a word with a broader meaning than waste:
  • waste: use inefficiently or inappropriately
  • utilize: put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
Other hypernyms of waste include apply, employ, use, utilise.
waste (noun) utilize (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
waste (adjective) utilize (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) utilize (verb)
become physically weaker convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
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
Difference between waste and utilize

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