EXPLOIT


Meaning of EXPLOIT in English

■ verb ɪk'splɔɪt , ɛk-

1》 make use of and derive benefit from (a resource).

2》 make use of unfairly; benefit unjustly from the work of.

■ noun 'ɛksplɔɪt a bold or daring feat.

Derivatives

~able adjective

~ation noun

~ative adjective

~er noun

~ive adjective

Origin

ME (asnoun in sense 'success, progress'): from OFr. esploit , based on L. explicare (see explicate ); the verb is from mod. Fr. ~er .

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