exploit 1
/ek"sployt, ik sployt"/ , n.
a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act: the exploits of Alexander the Great.
[ 1350-1400; ME exploit, espleit exploit, AF espleit explicitum, neut. of explicitus (ptp.). See EXPLICIT ]
Syn . accomplishment. See achievement .
exploit 2
— exploitable , adj. — exploitability , n. — exploitative, exploitatory /ik sploy"teuh tawr'ee, -tohr'ee/ , exploitive , adj. — exploiter , n.
/ik sployt"/ , v.t.
1. to utilize, esp. for profit; turn to practical account: to exploit a business opportunity.
2. to use selfishly for one's own ends: employers who exploit their workers.
3. to advance or further through exploitation; promote: He exploited his new movie through a series of guest appearances.
[ 1375-1425; exploiter, deriv. of exploit (n.); r. late ME expleiten to achieve espleiter, deriv. of espleit (n.). See EXPLOIT 1 ]