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exploit (take advantage of)
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exploit — I (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 … Law dictionary
exploit — exploit1 /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 < OF exploit, AF espleit < L explicitum, neut. of explicitus (ptp.). See EXPLICIT] … Universalium
exploit — I ex•ploit [[t]ˈɛk splɔɪt, ɪkˈsplɔɪt[/t]] n. a striking or notable deed; feat • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME exploit, espleit < OF exploit, AF espleit < L explicitum, neut. of explicitus (ptp.). See explicit II ex•ploit [[t]ɪkˈsplɔɪt[/t]] v. t … From formal English to slang
exploit — I. /ˈɛksplɔɪt / (say eksployt) noun 1. a striking or notable deed; a feat; a spirited or heroic act. 2. Colloquial an unusual event or experience. {Middle English esploit, from Old French, from Latin explicitum, past participle neuter, unfolded}… …
ex|ploit´er — ex|ploit «noun. EHKS ployt, ehk SPLOYT; verb. ehk SPLOYT», noun, verb. –n. a bold, unusual act; daring deed: »the exploits of Robin Hood against the evil Prince John and his wicked sheriff. –v.t. 1. to make use of; turn to practical account: »A… … Useful english dictionary
ex|ploit — «noun. EHKS ployt, ehk SPLOYT; verb. ehk SPLOYT», noun, verb. –n. a bold, unusual act; daring deed: »the exploits of Robin Hood against the evil Prince John and his wicked sheriff. –v.t. 1. to make use of; turn to practical account: »A mine is… … Useful english dictionary
ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… … Universalium
nature, philosophy of — Introduction the discipline that investigates substantive issues regarding the actual features of nature as a reality. The discussion here is divided into two parts: the philosophy of physics and the philosophy of biology. In this… … Universalium
Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… … Universalium
Bodhidharma — Bodhidharma, woodblock print by Yoshitoshi, 1887 … Wikipedia
