exploit

exploit
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noun
ADJECTIVE
daring, heroic
legendary

His courage and exploits were legendary.

wartime
military, sexual

He was always bragging about his sexual exploits.

goal-scoring, record-breaking (both esp. BrE)
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verb
1 treat sb unfairly for your own advantage
ADVERB
mercilessly, ruthlessly

The workers are ruthlessly exploited by their employers.

cynically

He pursued his own interests, cynically exploiting his privileged position as trustee.

shamelessly
deliberately
sexually
2 make the best use of sth
ADVERB
extensively, heavily
fully, to the full (esp. BrE), to the fullest (esp. AmE)

The company has been successful in exploiting new technology to the full.

Birds exploit these wind patterns to the fullest.

further
widely
effectively, profitably, successfully
properly
quickly
easily
cleverly, skilfully/skillfully

The architect has cleverly exploited new materials and building techniques.

commercially

She was eager to exploit her discovery commercially.

VERB + EXPLOIT
be determined to, be keen to (esp. BrE), hope to, seek to
be quick to

The team were quick to exploit their competitive advantage.

attempt to
fail to
Exploit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑consumer, ↑division, ↑fear, ↑gap, ↑loophole, ↑niche, ↑potential, ↑resource, ↑seam, ↑situation, ↑source, ↑strength, ↑technology, ↑tragedy, ↑vulnerability, ↑weakness, ↑worker

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  • exploit — [ ɛksplwa ] n. m. • XIVe; espleit 1080; lat. explicitum, de explicare « accomplir » 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Action d éclat accomplie à la guerre. ⇒ 2. fait (fait d armes; haut fait), geste. Glorieux, brillant exploit. « les départements bretons,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • exploit — EXPLOIT. s. m. Action signalée, memorable, principalement à la guerre. Exploit militaire. bel exploit. grand exploit. glorieux exploit. il s est signalé par ses exploits. il s est rendu fameux par mille exploits. Il signifie aussi, Un acte que… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • exploit — ex‧ploit [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to use something fully and effectively in order to gain a profit or advantage: • New TV companies are fully exploiting the potential of satellite transmission. • the ways in which natural resources are… …   Financial and business terms

  • Exploit — Ex*ploit , n. [OE. esploit success, OF. esploit, espleit,revenue, product, vigor, force, exploit, F. exploit exploit, fr. L. explicitum, prop. p. p. neut. of explicare to unfold, display, exhibit; ex + plicare to fold. See {Ply}, and cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • exploit — [eks′ploit΄; ] also, and for v.usually [, ek sploit′, iksploit′] n. [ME & OFr esploit, an exploit, action < L explicitum, neut. pp. of explicare: see EXPLICATE] an act remarkable for brilliance or daring; bold deed vt. 1. to make use of; turn… …   English World dictionary

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  • Exploit — (frz. exploa), Heldenthat; e. ation (–ploatassiong), Nutzung, Ausbeutung; exploitiren, einen Auftrag vollziehen; nutzen, ausbeuten …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • exploit — I (make use of) verb apply, avail oneself of, bring into play, capitalize on, consume, employ, exercise, fall back on, find useful, implement, make the most of, manipulate, operate, profit by, put in practice, put into action, put into operation …   Law dictionary

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