[ex.ploit] n [ME, outcome, success, fr. MF, fr. L explicitum, neut. of explicitus, pp.] (ca. 1538): deed, act; esp: a notable or heroic act syn see feat
[2]ex.ploit vt (1838) 1: to make productive use of: utilize "~ing your talents" "~ your opponent's weakness"
2: to make use of meanly or unjustly for one's own advantage "~ing migrant farm workers" -- ex.ploit.able adj -- ex.ploit.er n