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splɔɪtnoun
a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act: the exploits of Alexander the Great.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English exploit, espleit < Old French exploit, Anglo-French espleit < Latin explicitum, neuter of explicitus (past participle). See explicit
1350–1400; Middle English exploit, espleit < Old French exploit, Anglo-French espleit < Latin explicitum, neuter of explicitus (past participle). See explicit
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Exploit
is a GRE word you need to know.
So is extrovert. Does it mean:
| without premeditation or preparation |
| outgoing, gregarious person |
Example Sentences
- The power of the universe is waiting for you to exploit it.
- They continue to over-exploit all the island's resources.
- He's not posting this as an issue or exploit, he's posting it as a resolution .
Dictionary.com Unabridged
verb (used with object)
1.
to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
2.
to use selfishly for one's own ends: employers who exploit their workers.
3.
to advance or further through exploitation; promote: He exploited his new movie through a series of guest appearances.
Origin:
1375–1425; < French exploiter, derivative of exploit (noun); replacing late Middle English expleiten to achieve < Anglo-French espleiter, derivative of espleit (noun). See exploit1
1375–1425; < French exploiter, derivative of exploit (noun); replacing late Middle English expleiten to achieve < Anglo-French espleiter, derivative of espleit (noun). See exploit1
Related forms
ex·ploit·a·ble, adjective
ex·ploit·a·bil·i·ty, noun
ex·ploit·er, noun
half-ex·ploit·ed, adjective
EXPANDnon·ex·ploit·a·ble, adjective
non·ex·ploit·a·tive, adjective
non·ex·ploi·tive, adjective
self-ex·ploit·ed, adjective
self-ex·ploit·ing, adjective
un·ex·ploit·a·ble, adjective
un·ex·ploit·a·tive, adjective
un·ex·ploit·ed, adjective
un·ex·ploit·ive, adjective
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World English Dictionary
| exploit | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a notable deed or feat, esp one that is noble or heroic |
| —vb | |
| 2. | to take advantage of (a person, situation, etc), esp unethically or unjustly for one's own ends |
| 3. | to make the best use of: to exploit natural resources |
| [C14: from Old French: accomplishment, from Latin explicitum (something) unfolded, from explicāre to | |
| ex'ploitable | |
| —adj | |
| exploi'tation | |
| —n | |
| ex'ploitive | |
| —adj | |
| ex'ploitative | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
exploit
late 14c., from O.Fr. esploit, a very common verb, used in senses of "action, deed, profit, achievement," from L. explicitum "a thing settled, ended, displayed," neut. of explicitus, pp. of explicare "unfold" (see explicit). Sense evolution is from "unfolding" to "bringing
EXPANDout" to "having advantage" to "achievement." Related: Exploits.
exploit
M.E. espleiten, esploiten "to accomplish;" the sense of "use selfishly" first recorded 1838, as an adoption of Fr. exploiter. See exploit (n.). Related: Exploited; exploiting. As an adjective form, exploitative (1882) is from French; exploitive (by 1859) appears to be a native formation
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Computing Dictionary
exploit definition
securityA security hole or an instance of taking advantage of a security hole.
"[...] hackers say exploit. sysadmins say hole" -- Mike Emke (http://emke.com/).
Emke reports that the stress is on the second syllable. If this is true, this may be a case of hackerly zero-deriving verbs (especially instantials) from nouns, akin to "write" as a noun to describe an instance of a disk drive writing to a disk.
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