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Definition of Exploit
Exploit

A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of Alexander the Great.

Combat; war.

To utilize; to make available; to get the value or usefulness out of; as, to exploit a mine or agricultural lands; to exploit public opinion.

Hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate on; to put upon.

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Exploit Quotations

Art seduces, but does not exploit.
Mason Cooley

Much of outcomes research is a systematic attempt to exploit what is known and make it better.
Kevin Kelly

The system continually has to make this choice: it can either continue to exploit a known process and make it more productive, or it can explore a new process at the cost of being less efficient.
Kevin Kelly

We must find new lands from which we can easily obtain raw materials and at the same time exploit the cheap slave labor that is available from the natives of the colonies. The colonies would also provide a dumping ground for the surplus goods produced in our factories.
Cecil Rhodes

If they conducted a raid in this room, you'd all be policed up. They'd take all of you to Abu Ghraib and turn you over to the soldiers. Maybe there's only one or two of you in this group who was a known associate or had any piece of information that they are trying to exploit.
Janis Karpinski

Exploit Translations

exploit in Danish is udbytte
exploit in Dutch is exploiteren, uitbuiten, uitmelken
exploit in French is exploiter, exploitons, exploitez, exploitent
exploit in German is verwerten, ausbeuten, ausbeuten, ausnutzen
exploit in Italian is utilizzare
exploit in Swedish is bedrift, utnyttja, bragd


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