What is a synonym for "uses"?

Common synonyms include: abuse, aluminum alloy, application, applications, apply, benefit.

Uses

/ˈjuː.sɪz/ name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Noun

1
plural of use form-of, plural
2
A form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law, by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, etc. whose legal title is vested in another in trust. plural, plural-only

Verb

1
third-person singular simple present indicative of use form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Proper Noun

1
Initialism of United States Employment Service. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

"Machinery uses a lot of electricity."