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ex·ploit2
exploit2
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- pronunciation:
- ihk
sploIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
exploits, exploiting, exploited |
definition 1: |
to turn to advantage or profit.
The country is attempting to exploit its vast mineral wealth.- synonyms:
- avail oneself of, capitalize on
- similar words:
- benefit from, manipulate, use, utilize
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definition 2: |
to use to one's own advantage and to the disadvantage of the person or thing being used.
Desperate for work, the new immigrants were easily exploited as a cheap source of labor.- synonyms:
- use
- similar words:
- abuse, impose on, impose upon, manipulate, misuse, oppress, play
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related words: |
bestow, bilk, burn, pervert, push, tap, work |
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derivations: |
exploitable (adj.), exploitative (adj.), exploiter (n.) |
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