What is the meaning of utilized?

verb

• Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose.
  • usage: "use your head"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
  • synonyms: use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ
• Convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust.
  • synonyms: utilize

adjective

• Put to use.
  • synonyms: utilised