ex·ploit

(ĕk′sploit′, ĭk-sploit′)

1. An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one. See Synonyms at feat¹.

2. Computers A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.

tr.v. (ĭk-sploit′, ĕk′sploit′) ex·ploit·ed, ex·ploit·ing, ex·ploits

1. To employ to the greatest possible advantage: exploit one's talents.

2. To make use of selfishly or unethically: a corporation that exploited peasant labor.

[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.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

exploitable

adjective

Easily imposed on or tricked:

credulous, dupable, easy, gullible, naive, susceptible.

Translations

exploitable

[eksˈplɔɪtəbl] ADJ → explotable

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

exploitable

[ɛksˈplɔɪtəb/əl] adj → sfruttabile