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ex⋅ploit

1  [ek-sploit, ik-sploit]
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–noun
a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act: the exploits of Alexander the Great.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME exploit, espleit < OF exploit, AF espleit < L explicitum, neut. of explicitus (ptp.). See explicit

Synonyms:
accomplishment. See achievement.
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ex⋅ploit

2  [ik-sploit]
–verb (used with object)
1. to utilize, esp. 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; < F exploiter, deriv. of exploit (n.); r. late ME expleiten to achieve < AF espleiter, deriv. of espleit (n.). See exploit 1

Related forms:
ex⋅ploit⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ex⋅ploit⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
ex⋅ploit⋅a⋅tive, ex⋅ploit⋅a⋅to⋅ry  [ik-sploi-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , ex⋅ploit⋅ive, adjective
ex⋅ploit⋅er, noun
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ex·ploit   (ěk'sploit', ĭk-sploit')   
n.  An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one. See Synonyms at feat1.
tr.v.   (ĭk-sploit', ěk'sploit') ex·ploit·ed, ex·ploit·ing, ex·ploits

  1. To employ to the greatest possible advantage: exploit one's talents.

  2. To make use of selfishly or unethically: a country that exploited peasant labor. See Synonyms at manipulate.

  3. To advertise; promote.


[Middle English, from Old French esploit, from Latin explicitum, neuter past participle of explicāre, to unfold; see explicate.]
ex·ploit'a·bil'i·ty n., ex·ploit'a·ble adj., ex·ploit'a·tive, ex·ploit'ive adj., ex·ploit'a·tive·ly, ex·ploit'ive·ly adv., ex·ploit'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

exploit  (n.)
1393, from O.Fr. esploit, a very common v., 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 out" to "having advantage" to "achievement." The v. (M.E. espleiten, esploiten) meant "to accomplish;" the sense of "use selfishly" first arising 1838, as an adoption of Fr. exploiter.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

exploit security
A security hole or an instance of taking advantage of a security hole.
"[...] hackers say exploit. sysadmins say hole" -- Mike Emke.
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.
(2001-11-24)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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