exploit
1a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act: the exploits of Alexander the Great.
Origin of exploit
1synonym study For exploit
Other words for exploit
Other definitions for exploit (2 of 2)
to utilize, especially for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
to use selfishly for one's own ends: employers who exploit their workers.
to advance or further through exploitation; promote: He exploited his new movie through a series of guest appearances.
a flaw in hardware or software that is vulnerable to hacking or other cyberattacks.
a piece of software that takes advantage of such a flaw to compromise a computer system or network.
(in a video game) the use of a bug or flaw in game design to a player’s advantage or to the disadvantage of other players.
Origin of exploit
2Other words from exploit
- ex·ploit·a·ble, adjective
- ex·ploit·a·bil·i·ty [ik-sploi-tuh-bil-i-tee], /ɪkˌsplɔɪ təˈbɪl ɪ ti/, noun
- ex·ploit·a·tive, ex·ploit·a·to·ry [ik-sploi-tuh-tawr-ee], /ɪkˈsplɔɪ təˌtɔr i/, ex·ploit·ive, adjective
- ex·ploit·er, noun
- non·ex·ploit·a·ble, adjective
- non·ex·ploit·a·tive, adjective
- non·ex·ploi·tive, adjective
- un·ex·ploit·a·ble, adjective
- un·ex·ploit·a·tive, adjective
- un·ex·ploit·ive, adjective
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How to use exploit in a sentence
Namely that, for most voters, especially Labour's core vote, the market is not a cold tyrant or a cruel exploiter.
In his life's story there were no paragraphs that old Maddy was a hoarder of gold or a promoter or exploiter of things found.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. Harney“I will be the exploiter and not the accomplice of modern Satanism,” said the pious Doctor Bataille.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteFor skilful attempts to convert a knock into a boost, commend us to the discredited nostrum exploiter.
He then starts out as a merciless exploiter on his own account.
The Range Boss | Charles Alden Seltzer
What is it that keeps the average workingman in subjection to the exploiter?
The Profits of Religion, Fifth Edition | Upton Sinclair
British Dictionary definitions for exploit
a notable deed or feat, esp one that is noble or heroic
to take advantage of (a person, situation, etc), esp unethically or unjustly for one's own ends
to make the best use of: to exploit natural resources
Origin of exploit
1Derived forms of exploit
- exploitable, adjective
- exploitation, noun
- exploitive or exploitative, adjective
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