utilise

dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"

play - employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base"

play - use or move; "I had to play my queen"

pull out all the stops - use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting"

put, assign - attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story"

ply - use diligently; "ply your wits!"

address - address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question

waste - use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"

misapply, misuse - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group"

avail - use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources"

overuse, overdrive - make use of too often or too extensively

cannibalise, cannibalize - use parts of something to repair something else

reprocess, reuse, recycle - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes"

exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"

exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

strain, extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much"

exercise, exert - put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

enjoy - have benefit from; "enjoy privileges"

take - travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark"

share - use jointly or in common

put to work, work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard"

implement - apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure"

practice, use, apply - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"

resort, recur, fall back - have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"