exploit. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

exploit

SYLLABICATION:	ex·ploit
PRONUNCIATION:	ksploit, k-sploit
NOUN:	An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one. See synonyms at feat¹.
TRANSITIVE VERB:	Inflected forms: ex·ploit·ed, ex·ploit·ing, ex·ploits (k-sploit, ksploit)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.
ETYMOLOGY:	Middle English, from Old French esploit, from Latin explicitum, neuter past participle of explicre, to unfold. See explicate.
OTHER FORMS:	ex·ploita·bili·ty —NOUN ex·ploita·ble —ADJECTIVE ex·ploita·tive, ex·ploitive —ADJECTIVE ex·ploita·tive·ly, ex·ploitive·ly —ADVERB ex·ploiter —NOUN


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