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(make use of) verb
apply, avail oneself of, bring into play, capitalize on, consume, employ, exercise, fall back on, find useful, implement, make the most of, manipulate, operate, profit by, put in practice, put into action, put into operation, put to service, put to use, put to work, resort to, set in motion, set to work, take advantage of, turn to account, use, utilize, wield, work
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(take advantage of) verb
abuse, do an injustice to, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, manipulate, milk, misapply, misappropriate, misdirect, misemploy, misgovern, mishandle, mismanage, mistreat, misuse, oppress, overburden, overtask, overtax, overuse, overwork, persecute, put to wrong use, turn selfishly to one's own account, use badly, use improperly, use selfishly, use wrongly, victimize
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bilk, capitalize (seize the chance), employ (make use of), endeavor, manipulate (control unfairly), operation, ply, transaction
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William C. Burton.
2006
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exploit — [ ɛksplwa ] n. m. • XIVe; espleit 1080; lat. explicitum, de explicare « accomplir » 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Action d éclat accomplie à la guerre. ⇒ 2. fait (fait d armes; haut fait), geste. Glorieux, brillant exploit. « les départements bretons,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
exploit — EXPLOIT. s. m. Action signalée, memorable, principalement à la guerre. Exploit militaire. bel exploit. grand exploit. glorieux exploit. il s est signalé par ses exploits. il s est rendu fameux par mille exploits. Il signifie aussi, Un acte que… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
exploit — ex‧ploit [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to use something fully and effectively in order to gain a profit or advantage: • New TV companies are fully exploiting the potential of satellite transmission. • the ways in which natural resources are… … Financial and business terms
Exploit — Ex*ploit , n. [OE. esploit success, OF. esploit, espleit,revenue, product, vigor, force, exploit, F. exploit exploit, fr. L. explicitum, prop. p. p. neut. of explicare to unfold, display, exhibit; ex + plicare to fold. See {Ply}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exploit — can mean: *Exploit (computer security) *Exploit (online gaming) *Exploit (natural resources) *Exploit (sociology)*An achievement. The first summit of mount Everest was a stunning exploit. *The longest river on the island of Newfoundland is called … Wikipedia
Exploit — (del inglés to exploit, explotar o aprovechar) es una pieza de software, un fragmento de datos, o una secuencia de comandos con el fin de automatizar el aprovechamiento de un error, fallo o vulnerabilidad, a fin de causar un comportamiento no… … Wikipedia Español
exploit — [eks′ploit΄; ] also, and for v.usually [, ek sploit′, iksploit′] n. [ME & OFr esploit, an exploit, action < L explicitum, neut. pp. of explicare: see EXPLICATE] an act remarkable for brilliance or daring; bold deed vt. 1. to make use of; turn… … English World dictionary
Exploit — (viene de to exploit aprovechar) código escrito con el fin de aprovechar un error de programación para obtener diversos privilegios software. Un buen número de exploits tienen su origen en un conjunto de fallos similares. Algunos de los grupos de … Enciclopedia Universal
exploit — [n] achievement accomplishment, adventure, attainment, coup, deed, do, effort, enterprise, escapade, feat, job, maneuver, performance, stroke, stunt, tour de force, venture; concept 706 exploit [v] take advantage of; misuse abuse, apply, avail… … New thesaurus
Exploit — (frz. exploa), Heldenthat; e. ation (–ploatassiong), Nutzung, Ausbeutung; exploitiren, einen Auftrag vollziehen; nutzen, ausbeuten … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
