(exploit unfairly)

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• exploit — ex‧ploit [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to use something fully and effectively in order to gain a profit or advantage: • New TV companies are fully exploiting the potential of satellite transmission. • the ways in which natural resources are… …   Financial and business terms

• exploit — I (make use of) verb apply, avail oneself of, bring into play, capitalize on, consume, employ, exercise, fall back on, find useful, implement, make the most of, manipulate, operate, profit by, put in practice, put into action, put into operation …   Law dictionary

• exploit — ► VERB 1) make good use of (a resource). 2) make use of unfairly; benefit unjustly from the work of. ► NOUN ▪ a bold or daring feat. DERIVATIVES exploitable adjective exploitation noun exploitative adjective …   English terms dictionary

• exploit — ex|ploit1 W3 [ıkˈsplɔıt] v [T] [Date: 1500 1600; : Old French; Origin: esploit result, success , from Latin explicitus, from explicare; EXPLICATE] 1.) to treat someone unfairly by asking them to do things for you, but giving them very little in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• exploit — I UK [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] / US [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms exploit : present tense I/you/we/they exploit he/she/it exploits present participle exploiting past tense exploited past participle exploited ** 1) to treat someone unfairly in order… …   English dictionary

• exploit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ daring, heroic ▪ legendary ▪ His courage and exploits were legendary. ▪ wartime ▪ military …   Collocations dictionary

• exploit — ♦♦♦ exploits, exploiting, exploited (The verb is pronounced [[t]ɪksplɔ͟ɪt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]e̱ksplɔɪt[/t]].) 1) VERB If you say that someone is exploiting you, you think that they are treating you unfairly by using your work or… …   English dictionary

• exploit — ex|ploit1 [ ık splɔıt ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to treat someone unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself: Children are being exploited in many of these factories. 2. ) to use a situation so that you get benefit from it, even if it is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• exploit*/ — [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [T] I 1) to treat someone unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself Children are being exploited in many of these factories.[/ex] 2) to use a situation so that you get an advantage from it, even if it is wrong or unfair… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• exploit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English espleit, expleit, exploit furtherance, outcome, from Anglo French, from Latin explicitum, neuter of explicitus, past participle Date: circa 1538 deed, act; especially a notable or heroic act Synonyms: see feat II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• exploit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. utilize, profit by, milk, work; abuse, misapply. See use. n. deed, act, feat, achievement. See courage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deed, venture, escapade; see achievement 2 . v. 1. [To make use of]… …   English dictionary for students