exploit
verb [T] (USE WELL) /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/Definition
B2 to use something for advantage: We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.Using and misusing exploitable /-ˈsplɔɪ.tə.bl̩/
/-ˈsplɔɪ.t̬ə.bl̩/ adjective › The coal mine is no longer commercially exploitable (= can no longer be used for profit). The lack of jobs in this area means that the workforce is easily exploitable (= employers can use workers unfairly for their own advantage).Using and misusingTreating people or animals badlyInsults and abuseUnkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressive
/-ˈsplɔɪ.t̬ə.bl̩/ adjective › The coal mine is no longer commercially exploitable (= can no longer be used for profit). The lack of jobs in this area means that the workforce is easily exploitable (= employers can use workers unfairly for their own advantage).Using and misusingTreating people or animals badlyInsults and abuseUnkind, cruel and unfeelingViolent or aggressive(Definition of exploit verb (USE WELL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- adopt verb (START USING)
- adoption noun (STARTING TO USE)
- avail yourself of sth phrasal verb
- be (of) (any/some) use idiom
- be/go heavy on sth idiom
- exhaust verb (USE)
- give/allow sth full play idiom
- go into sth phrasal verb (BE USED)
- go through sth phrasal verb (USE)
- gobble sth up phrasal verb
- make capital out of sth idiom
- spare verb (TRY HARD)
- spent adjective
- swallow verb (TAKE AWAY)
- tap verb (GET)
- trade on sth phrasal verb
- turn sth over phrasal verb (USE)
- turn to sth phrasal verb
- turn/use sth to good account idiom
- underused adjective
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