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make use

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make use (third-person singular simple presentmakes use,present participlemaking use,simple past and past participlemade use)

(withof) Touse, usuallyproductively and/or for a specificpurpose.
- 1934 February, “The Why and The Wherefore: Chair-keys”, inRailway Magazine, page139:
  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 bemade use of to wedge the keys more firmly, rather than to encourage them to drop out.
- 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,page1047:
  When we design interactive systems, wemake use. We create possibilities for learning, work, and leisure, for interaction and information.
(archaic) To help oneself.
- 1613, William Shakespeare,The Famous History of the Life of King Henry the Eight‎^[1]:
  Good Cromwell, neglect him not;make use now, and provide for thine own future safety.