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exploitexploit1 /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYexploit1Origin: 1500-1600 Old French esploit result, success, from Latin explicitus VERB TABLEexploit |
| Present | I, you, we, they | exploit | | he, she, it | exploits | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | exploited | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have exploited | | he, she, it | has exploited | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had exploited | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will exploit | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have exploited |
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| Present | I | am exploiting | | he, she, it | is exploiting | | you, we, they | are exploiting | | Past | I, he, she, it | was exploiting | | you, we, they | were exploiting | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been exploiting | | he, she, it | has been exploiting | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been exploiting | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be exploiting | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been exploiting |
THESAURUStool/method etc.► use to do something with a particular tool, method, service, ability, etc., in order to achieve a particular purpose, or do a particular job: Can I use your phone? Carla often doesn’t use good judgment in selecting boyfriends. ► make use of something to use something that is available in order to achieve something: The recipe makes use of the whole chicken. ► avail yourself of something formal to use something that is offered or made available to you: He decided to avail himself of the company-provided life insurance policy. ► utilize formal utilize means the same as use but is mostly used in technical language: The company has developed a new way to utilize solar energy. ► employ formal to use a particular method or skill in order to achieve something: Several methods are currently employed for packaging frozen fruit. ► consume formal to use oil, energy, water, and other natural products: The U.S. imports 45% of the oil that it consumes. ► take advantage of something to use an opportunity in order to do what you want or need to do: We should take advantage of the nice weather and go hiking. ► exploit to use something as completely and effectively as possible: The navy exploited the island’s strategic location during the war. 1disapproving to treat someone unfairly in order to earn money or gain an advantage: Many employers exploit illegal workers.2disapproving to use a situation for your own advantage, even when this is morally wrong: Extremists try to exploit people’s fears.3to use something effectively: The new hotel failed to exploit its prime location.► see thesaurus at use14to develop and use minerals, forests, oil, etc. for business or industry: We need to do a better job of exploiting our natural resources. [Origin: 1500–1600 Old French esploit result, success, from Latin explicitus]—exploitable adjective—exploiter noun [countable] |