"Utilize" is a word, but I don't think it means the same as "use". I think it means "to take something that is useless, and make it useful", or "to turn something into a tool". So you could utilize a written-off car as a source of parts, perhaps.
If you utilize "utilize" to mean "use", you're indulging in grand language to look more authoritative. And nobody utilizes "utilize" in spoken English.
Wait, that definition is too constraining. And imho Wikipedia articles don't need that "fix", unless the articles are in the Simple English Wikipedia: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
But a disclaimer: in my native language "utilize" is relatively common.
"Utilize" is a word, but I don't think it means the same as "use". I think it means "to take something that is useless, and make it useful", or "to turn something into a tool". So you could utilize a written-off car as a source of parts, perhaps.
If you utilize "utilize" to mean "use", you're indulging in grand language to look more authoritative. And nobody utilizes "utilize" in spoken English.