Master confusing words with ease
Explore vs. Exploit
Explore
/ɪkˈsplɔː/Examples:
I shall never forget the kind way their hands explored me.During my last expedition I explored to the east.'The eighteenth-century Scottish physicist Thomas Melvill had first productively explored it.
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Exploit
/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/Examples:
Victor Drake, who has always exploited his unfortunate mother.The Danes cheered his university soccer exploits.He finds weaknesses, gaps, opportunities to exploit.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Explore often involves searching for new experiences, while exploit involves using existing resources.
- The word explore suggests a sense of discovery, while exploit implies taking advantage of a situation.
- Think of explore as having an open mind about possibilities; exploit focuses on making the most out of opportunities.
- Explore is generally positive, involving curiosity and learning; exploit can have a negative connotation when it means using something unfairly.
- Remember: explorers venture into unknowns, while exploiters seek concrete gains.
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