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   exploit

   verb

   • 1. make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource): "500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology" Similar utilizemake use ofput to useuseuse to good advantageturn/put to good usemake the most ofcapitalize onbenefit fromturn to accountdraw onprofit from/bymake capital out ofinformal:cash in onmilk
   • 2. make use of (a situation) in a way considered unfair or underhand: "the company was exploiting a legal loophole"
   • ▪ benefit unfairly from the work of (someone), typically by overworking or underpaying them: "these workers are at particular risk of being exploited in the workplace" Similar take advantage ofmake use ofabuseimpose onprey onplay onmisuseill-treatbleedsuck drysqueezewringenslavetreat unfairlywithhold rights frommanipulatecheatswindlefleecevictimizelive off the backs ofinformal:walk (all) overtake for a rideput one over oncash in onrip offOpposite treat fairly

   noun

   • 1. a bold or daring feat: "despite a series of colourful exploits, his agents obtained little intelligence of value"
   • 2. a software tool designed to take advantage of a flaw in a computer system, typically for malicious purposes such as installing malware: "if someone you don't know tweets you a link, it's either spam, an exploit, or probably both"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French esploit (noun), based on Latin explicare ‘unfold’ (see explicate). The early notion of ‘success, progress’ gave rise to the sense ‘attempt to capture’, ‘military expedition’, hence the current sense of the noun. Verb senses (mid 19th century) are from modern French exploiter.

   Derivatives

   • 1. exploitable adjective
   • 2. exploiter noun

   Scrabble Points: 16

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPLOIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXPLOIT definition: 1. to use something in a way that helps you: 2. to use someone or something unfairly for your own….

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryEXPLOIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   EXPLOIT meaning: 1. to use something in a way that helps you: 2. to use someone or something unfairly for your own….

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of exploit – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXPLOIT definition: 1. to not pay or reward someone enough for something: 2. to use or develop something for your….

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › zhs › 词典EXPLOIT中文(简体)翻译：剑桥词典 - Cambridge Dictionary

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   exploit翻译：有效地用, 利用;开发;发挥, 不正当地利用, （出于私利）利用;剥削, 不寻常的行为；英勇的行为；奇遇。

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › english-chinese-traditionalEXPLOIT in Traditional Chinese - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXPLOIT translate: 有效地用, 利用;開發;發揮, 不正當地利用, （出於私利）利用;剝削, 不尋常的行為；英勇的行為；奇遇.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPLOITATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXPLOITATION definition: 1. the use of something in order to get an advantage from it: 2. the act of using someone or….

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › exploitEXPLOIT - 42 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   EXPLOIT - Synonyms, related words and examples | Cambridge English Thesaurus

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishEXPLOITED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   EXPLOITED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of exploit 2. to use something in a way that helps you: 3. to….

10. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryexploit definition | Cambridge Essential English Dictionary

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    exploit meaning: 1. to treat someone unfairly in order to get an advantage for yourself: 2. to use something so….

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › essential-british-englishEXPLOIT | English meaning - Cambridge Essential British

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    EXPLOIT definition: 1. to treat someone unfairly in order to get an advantage for yourself: 2. to use something so….