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Exploit

/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/
To use something or someone in a way that helps you unfairly or selfishly

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They exploit workers in poor countries.She knew how to exploit every opportunity.

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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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