Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To use something or someone in a way that helps you unfairly or selfishly
Exploit
/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Victor Drake, who has always exploited his unfortunate mother.The Danes cheered his university soccer exploits.He finds weaknesses, gaps, opportunities to exploit.
Etymology:
The word exploit comes from the Old French exploiter, meaning to accomplish or carry out, derived from the Latin explicitare, meaning unfold or explain, which comes from explicitus, past participle of explicare.
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