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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
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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Exploitable
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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
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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