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splɔɪt, ɪkˈsplɔɪt noun
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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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
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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
out" 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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Slang Dictionary
exploit
n. [originally cracker slang]1. A vulnerability in software that can be used for breaking security or otherwise attacking an Internet host over the network. The Ping O' Death is a famous exploit.
2. More grammatically, a program that exploits an exploit in sense 1,
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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.
(2001-11-24)
Example sentences
The rich and famous can hire the best lawyers, employ their own investigators and exploit the media to their advantage.
Airplane wings exploit some of the same aerodynamic tricks.
We need to exploit nuclear for our electrical generation needs and reserve natural gas for better uses.
They can exploit synergies in purchasing, and in manufacturing as well as in marketing and trading.
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