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 means to search or investigate an area to discover unknown aspects.
- Exploit means to take advantage of a situation or resources, often selfishly or unethically.
- Remember that explore is often about learning and discovery, while exploit is about utilizing or taking advantage of what's already known.
- You might explore a new city during your travels to understand its culture.
- In contrast, you might exploit a weakness in a market to gain financial advantage.
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