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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
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
[ik-sploi-tuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] , ex⋅ploit⋅ive, adjective ex⋅ploit⋅er, noun
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Link To exploiter
| 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
[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. |
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