make use

present singular third person makes use · participle present making use · participle past made use · past made use

1. with ofTo use, usually productively and/or for a specific purpose.

   When we design interactive systems, we make use. We create possibilities for learning, work, and leisure, for interaction and information.

   2003, Mary Beth Rossen, John M. Carroll, “53: Scenario-Based Design”, in Julie A. Jacko, Andrew Sears, editors, The Human-Computer Interaction Handbook: Fundamentals, Evolving Technologies, and Emerging Applications, page 1047

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   The wooden or steel keys used to secure bull-head rails in their chairs are usually driven in the direction of the traffic, so that the effects of rail-creep may be made use of to wedge the keys more firmly, rather than to encourage them to drop out.

   1934 February, “The Why and The Wherefore: Chair-keys”, in Railway Magazine, page 139

   Synonyms: employ, exploit, take advantage of, avail

2. archaicTo help oneself.

   Good Cromwell, neglect him not; make use now, and provide for thine own future safety.

   1613, William Shakespeare, The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight