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ex·ploit  (ksploit, k-sploit)

n.

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

tr.v. (k-sploit, ksploit) 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 country that exploited peasant labor. See Synonyms at manipulate.

3. To advertise; promote.

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[Middle English, from Old French esploit, from Latin explicitum, neuter past participle of explicre, to unfold; see explicate.]

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ex·ploita·bili·ty n.

ex·ploita·ble adj.

ex·ploita·tive, ex·ploitive adj.

ex·ploita·tive·ly, ex·ploitive·ly adv.

ex·ploiter n.

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exploit

Verb

1. to take advantage of a person or situation for one's own ends

2. to make the best use of

Noun

a notable deed or feat [Old French: accomplishment]

exploitation n
exploiter n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	exploit - a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" feat, effort accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something derring-do - brave and heroic feats hit - (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit" rally, rallying - the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack" stunt - a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention tour de force - a masterly or brilliant feat
Verb	1.	exploit - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" work apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" make hay - turn to one's advantage; "The environmentalist lobby made hay of the nuclear plant accident" play - use to one's advantage; "She plays on her clients' emotions" avail, help - take or use; "She helped herself to some of the office supplies" prey, feed - profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" work - provoke or excite; "The rock musician worked the crowd of young girls into a frenzy" use - seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage; "She uses her influential friends to get jobs"; "The president's wife used her good connections"
	2.	exploit - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" tap maximise, maximize - make the most of; "He maximized his role" apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer" harness - exploit the power of; "harness natural forces and resources" mine - get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals" quarry - extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry; "quarry marble" overexploit - exploit excessively; "We should not overexploit our natural resources" commercialize - exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality; "The hotel owners are commercializing the beaches" milk - exploit as much as possible; "I am milking this for all it's worth"
	3.	exploit - work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students" overwork put to work, work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" overdrive - drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"

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exploit

noun 1. feat, act, achievement, enterprise, adventure, stunt, deed, accomplishment, attainment, escapade

verb 2. take advantage of, abuse, use, manipulate, milk, misuse, dump on (slang), chiefly U.S. ill-treat, play on or upon

verb 3. make the best use of, use, make use of, utilize, cash in on (informal) capitalize on, put to use, make capital out of, use to advantage, use to good advantage, live off the backs of, turn to account, profit by or from

Translations

exploit [ˈɛksplɔɪt] n → hazaña

vt [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] → explotar

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exploit n [ˈɛksplɔɪt] → exploit m

vt [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] → exploiter

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exploit [ˈɛksplɔɪt] n → Heldentat f

vt → ausnutzen;

(workers etc) → ausbeuten;

(resources) → nutzen

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exploit n [ˈɛksplɔɪt] → impresa

vt [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] → sfruttare

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exploit

n exploit [ˈeksploit]

a (daring) deed or action stories of his military exploits. eksploiteer عَمَل، مَفْخَرَه подвиг smělý čin bedrift; dåd die Heldentat ανδραγάθημα hazaña kangelastegu کار برجسته؛ شاهکار urotyö exploit מַעֲשֶה נוֹעָז कारनामें junačko djelo, podvig (hős)tett tindakan (hetju)dáð, þrekvirki impresa 手柄 위업 žygdarbis varoņdarbs eksploitasi heldendaad bedrift, dåd wyczyn façanha faptă vite­jească подвиг hrdinský čin podvig poduhvat bedrift, bragd, hjältedåd การกระทำที่กล้าหาญ kahramanlık 功績 подвиг کارنامہ thành tích chói lọi 功绩

[ikˈsploit] v

1 to make good or advantageous use of to exploit the country's natural resources. benut يَسْتَثْمِر експлоатирам využít udnytte ausbeuten εκμεταλλεύομαι explotar kasutama بهره برداری کردن از hyödyntää exploiter לְנָצֵל उपयोग करना izrabljivati, eksploatirati kiaknáz memanfaatkan hagnÿta, nytja sfruttare 開発する 개발하다 naudoti, eksploatuoti ekspluatēt, izmantot eksploitasi exploiteren utnytte; utbytte wykorzystywać explorar/aproveitar a exploata разрабатывать využiť izrabljati eksploatisati exploatera, bearbeta, utnyttja เอาเปรียบ iyi kullanmak 利用 розробляти وسائل وغیرہ کا فائدہ اٹھانا khai thác 利用

2 to use (eg a person) unfairly for one's own advantage. uitbuit يَسْتَغِل използувам zneužít udnytte ausnutzen εκμεταλλεύομαι aprovecharse, explotar ära kasutama سو استفاده کردن käyttää hyväkseen exploiter לְנָצֵל शोषण करना izdrabljivati, iskoristiti kihasznál memeras arðræna sfruttare 搾取する 부당하게 이용하다 išnaudoti ekspluatēt, izmantot menggunakan uitbuiten utnytte, utbytte wyzyskiwać explorar a exploata использовать (в своих интересах) zneužiť izkoriščati iskorišćavati utnyttja ใช้ประโยชน์ birisini kullanmak, sömürmek 剝削 експлуатувати استحصال کرنا bóc lột 剥削

n exploiˈtation

uitbuiting إسْتِثْمار، إسْتِغلال експлоатация využití udnyttelse die Ausbeutung εκμετάλλευση explotación (ära)kasutamine بهره برداری؛ استثمار hyväksikäyttö exploitation נִיצוּל खोज izrabljivanje, eksploatacija kiaknázás; kizsákmányolás pemerasan (hag)nÿting; arðrán sfruttamento 開発 개발 naudojimas, eksploatacija ekspluatācija, izmantošana mengeksploitasi exploitatie, uitbuiting utnyttelse; anvendelse, rovdrift eksploatacja, wyzysk exploração exploatare разработка; эксплуатация využitie izkoriščanje eksploatacija exploatering การใช้หาประโยชน์อย่างไม่ถูกต้อง kullanma, sömürme 剝削 експлуатація; розробка надр استحصال sự khai thác 剥削