| Front | exploit |
|---|---|
| Back | ex•ploit verb, noun verb /BrE ɪkˈsplɔɪt ; NAmE ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ 1 ~ sth (disapproving) to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself He exploited his father's name to get himself a job. She realized that her youth and inexperience were being exploited. The opposition parties will always exploit government problems to their own advantage. 2 ~ sb (disapproving) to treat sb unfairly by making them work and not giving them much in return What is being done to stop employers from exploiting young people? 3 ~ sth to use sth well in order to gain as much from it as possible She fully exploits the humour of her role in the play. Teachers should be exploiting computers in education. 4 to develop or use sth for business or industry ~ sth No minerals have yet been exploited in Antarctica. ~ sth for sth countries exploiting the rainforests for hardwood ex•ploit•er noun [countable] noun word origin example bank /BrE ˈeksplɔɪt ; NAmE ˈeksplɔɪt/ [usually plural] a brave, exciting or interesting act the daring exploits of Roman heroes The papers were full of her latest amorous exploits. |
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