But utilize can mean "to find a profitable or practical use for. " Thus the sentence The teachers were unable to use the new computers might mean only that the teachers were unable to operate the computers, whereas The teachers were unable to utilize the new computers suggests that the teachers could not find ways to employ the computers in ... More @Wikipedia
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