exploit

1 of 2

noun

ex·ploit ˈek-ˌsplȯit How to pronounce exploit (audio)

ik-ˈsplȯit How to pronounce exploit (audio)

plural exploits

: deed, act

especially : a notable, memorable, or heroic act

a daring exploit

a book about his youthful exploits

I took out the list of Professor Challenger's exploits, and I read it over under the electric lamp.

Arthur Conan Doyle

About midnight the gang returned, with various articles of plunder, and talked over their exploits …

Sir Walter Scott

It used to be rare for C.I.A. employees to recount their exploits, or grievances, in print.

Alex Berenson

exploit

2 of 2

verb

ex·ploit ik-ˈsplȯit How to pronounce exploit (audio)

ˈek-ˌsplȯit How to pronounce exploit (audio)

exploited; exploiting; exploits

transitive verb

: to make productive use of : utilize

exploiting your talents

exploit your opponent's weakness

: to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage

exploiting migrant farm workers

exploitability

ik-ˌsploi-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce exploit (audio)

noun

exploitable

ik-ˈsplȯi-tə-bəl How to pronounce exploit (audio)

adjective

exploiter noun

Example Sentences

Noun the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit, his assassination of Lincoln Verb He has never fully exploited his talents. Top athletes are able to exploit their opponents' weaknesses. She said the tragedy had been exploited by the media.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

This is the same exploit that Apple patched in iOS 15.6.1.

Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 Aug. 2022 These affiliates, in turn, buy their way into a network through internet access brokers (IABs) who advertise complete exploit packages.

Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 The exploit chain starts with writing a malicious DLL to disk from the sandboxed Adobe Reader renderer process.

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 July 2022 Hence, there's a good chance hackers are using the zero-day exploit to serve up malicious apps through a web page or phishing email.

Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Aug. 2022 Indeed, crypto security firms share SBF’s hunch that the exploit was not the result of a vulnerability with the Solana blockchain itself.

Taylor Locke, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 An exploit that hit a user named The_Grim_Sleeper was captured in a video stream posted over the weekend.

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2022 Factors like social inequalities and frayed social safety nets are the fundamental weaknesses of American society, which more specific problems like opioids, metabolic disorders, and COVID exploit.

Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 21 July 2022 Once the victim gets to the exploit server, Candiru gathers more information.

Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 21 July 2022

Verb

Regulators and national-security officials have expressed concern about the potential for terrorists to exploit new financial technologies and markets, including NFTs.

Ian Talley, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 There aren’t any obvious areas for the Ducks to exploit other than a lack of experience for the Bulldogs at certain spots.

James Crepea | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Industrial equipment that’s 20 years out of date is likely to have significant vulnerabilities that hackers can exploit.

Ryan Moody, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Analysts search for that kind of pattern-of-life intelligence, any habit the C.I.A. can exploit.

New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Florizelle Liser said time had come for Africa’s infrastructural workforce to exploit its untapped potential in natural resources.

Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 20 July 2022 Second, surveillance system vendors use insecure systems that hackers can exploit.

Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 9 Nov. 2021 Several important efforts, such as those of France and Germany, run the risk of duplication or don’t exploit synergies adequately.

Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 What Amazon does know about is how to snarf up personal data from its customers and exploit it for profit.

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English espleit, expleit, esploit, exploit "furtherance, favorable outcome, outcome (good or bad), undertaking, military expedition, deed of arms," borrowed from Anglo-French espleit, esploit, exploit "carrying out, execution, achievement, course, success, gain," probably noun derivative of espleiter, esploiter "to carry out, achieve, expedite" — more at exploit entry 2

Verb

Middle English espleiten, expleiten, expleten, esploiten "to facilitate, expedite (a journey), fulfill (a need), execute, complete, relate, explain," borrowed from Anglo-French espleiter, esploiter, exploiter "to carry out, achieve, promote, expedite, make use of, use unfairly, progress, succeed, act," probably going back to Vulgar Latin *explicitāre, repetitive derivative of Latin explicāre "to free from folds or creases, unroll, disentangle, spread out, bring into play, exercise" explicate

Note: The Middle English form expleten suggests association with Latin explēre "to fill up, carry to completion, accomplish" (compare expletive entry 2). Latinizing variants with ex- have completely replaced earlier es- in both English and French. Earlier standard etymological dictionaries of French (Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, Bloch and Wartburg's Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue française) see the noun as the more basic form, going back to *explicitum, allegedly formed from the neuter of the Latin past participle explicitus (see explicit)—though the sense of the noun is active, not passive. Romance outcomes of *explicitāre are mainly restricted to Gallo-Romance (as Old Occitan esplechar "to make use of, execute, accomplish") and Catalan (esplet "harvest," espletar "to harvest"). Note that *explicitāre preserves only the figurative meaning "bring into play, exercise" of the root word explicāre, out of which French and English have elaborated further meanings. The sense "relate, explain" of the Middle English verb is not paralleled in French and did not survive into Modern English.

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	exploitable
释义	exploit 1 of 2 noun ex·ploit ˈek-ˌsplȯit ik-ˈsplȯit plural exploits : deed, act especially : a notable, memorable, or heroic act a daring exploit a book about his youthful exploits I took out the list of Professor Challenger's exploits, and I read it over under the electric lamp. Arthur Conan Doyle About midnight the gang returned, with various articles of plunder, and talked over their exploits … Sir Walter Scott It used to be rare for C.I.A. employees to recount their exploits, or grievances, in print. Alex Berenson exploit 2 of 2 verb ex·ploit ik-ˈsplȯit ˈek-ˌsplȯit exploited; exploiting; exploits transitive verb 1 : to make productive use of : utilize exploiting your talents exploit your opponent's weakness 2 : to make use of meanly or unfairly for one's own advantage exploiting migrant farm workers exploitability ik-ˌsploi-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun exploitable ik-ˈsplȯi-tə-bəl adjective exploiter noun Synonyms Noun deed feat number stunt tour de force trick Verb abuse capitalize (on) cash in (on) impose (on or upon) leverage milk pimp play (on or upon) use work See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun the fanciful exploits of the giant lumberjack Paul Bunyan once famed as an actor, John Wilkes Booth is now remembered for a single exploit, his assassination of Lincoln Verb He has never fully exploited his talents. Top athletes are able to exploit their opponents' weaknesses. She said the tragedy had been exploited by the media. Recent Examples on the Web Noun This is the same exploit that Apple patched in iOS 15.6.1. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 31 Aug. 2022 These affiliates, in turn, buy their way into a network through internet access brokers (IABs) who advertise complete exploit packages. Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2022 The exploit chain starts with writing a malicious DLL to disk from the sandboxed Adobe Reader renderer process. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 July 2022 Hence, there's a good chance hackers are using the zero-day exploit to serve up malicious apps through a web page or phishing email. Michael Kan, PCMAG, 17 Aug. 2022 Indeed, crypto security firms share SBF’s hunch that the exploit was not the result of a vulnerability with the Solana blockchain itself. Taylor Locke, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2022 An exploit that hit a user named The_Grim_Sleeper was captured in a video stream posted over the weekend. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2022 Factors like social inequalities and frayed social safety nets are the fundamental weaknesses of American society, which more specific problems like opioids, metabolic disorders, and COVID exploit. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 21 July 2022 Once the victim gets to the exploit server, Candiru gathers more information. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 21 July 2022 Verb Regulators and national-security officials have expressed concern about the potential for terrorists to exploit new financial technologies and markets, including NFTs. Ian Talley, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 There aren’t any obvious areas for the Ducks to exploit other than a lack of experience for the Bulldogs at certain spots. James Crepea \| The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 29 Aug. 2022 Industrial equipment that’s 20 years out of date is likely to have significant vulnerabilities that hackers can exploit. Ryan Moody, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 Analysts search for that kind of pattern-of-life intelligence, any habit the C.I.A. can exploit. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 Florizelle Liser said time had come for Africa’s infrastructural workforce to exploit its untapped potential in natural resources. Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 20 July 2022 Second, surveillance system vendors use insecure systems that hackers can exploit. Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 9 Nov. 2021 Several important efforts, such as those of France and Germany, run the risk of duplication or don’t exploit synergies adequately. Fortune, 2 Sep. 2022 What Amazon does know about is how to snarf up personal data from its customers and exploit it for profit. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English espleit, expleit, esploit, exploit "furtherance, favorable outcome, outcome (good or bad), undertaking, military expedition, deed of arms," borrowed from Anglo-French espleit, esploit, exploit "carrying out, execution, achievement, course, success, gain," probably noun derivative of espleiter, esploiter "to carry out, achieve, expedite" — more at exploit entry 2 Verb Middle English espleiten, expleiten, expleten, esploiten "to facilitate, expedite (a journey), fulfill (a need), execute, complete, relate, explain," borrowed from Anglo-French espleiter, esploiter, exploiter "to carry out, achieve, promote, expedite, make use of, use unfairly, progress, succeed, act," probably going back to Vulgar Latin explicitāre, repetitive derivative of Latin explicāre* "to free from folds or creases, unroll, disentangle, spread out, bring into play, exercise" explicate Note: The Middle English form expleten suggests association with Latin explēre "to fill up, carry to completion, accomplish" (compare expletive entry 2). Latinizing variants with ex- have completely replaced earlier es- in both English and French. Earlier standard etymological dictionaries of French (Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch, Bloch and Wartburg's Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue française) see the noun as the more basic form, going back to explicitum, allegedly formed from the neuter of the Latin past participle explicitus* (see explicit)—though the sense of the noun is active, not passive. Romance outcomes of explicitāre are mainly restricted to Gallo-Romance (as Old Occitan esplechar* "to make use of, execute, accomplish") and Catalan (esplet "harvest," espletar "to harvest"). Note that explicitāre preserves only the figurative meaning "bring into play, exercise" of the root word explicāre,* out of which French and English have elaborated further meanings. The sense "relate, explain" of the Middle English verb is not paralleled in French and did not survive into Modern English. First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 1795, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition exploit 1 of 2 noun ex·ploit ˈek-ˌsplȯit : an exciting or daring act exploit 2 of 2 verb ex·ploit ik-ˈsplȯit exploited; exploiting 1 : to get the value or use out of exploit an opportunity 2 : to take unfair advantage of He had a reputation for exploiting his workers. exploitable adjective 1 as in useful capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose claimed that solar power is an exploitable form of energy that is being underutilized Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance useful available usable functional useable employable practicable operable serviceable feasible relevant viable fit workable applicable doable reusable Antonyms & Near Antonyms unusable unavailable impracticable unemployable inoperable nonfunctional 2 as in susceptible readily taken advantage of the group opposes commercials on TV shows for kids, believing that young viewers are too exploitable by advertisers Synonyms & Similar Words susceptible easy gullible naive unwary trusting unsuspicious unsophisticated deceivable naïve malleable unsuspecting gullable innocent obliging genuine artless guileless yielding uncritical trustful pliable credulous pliant dewy-eyed wide-eyed unworldly acquiescent amiable simple fictile agreeable overcredulous Antonyms & Near Antonyms critical suspicious cynical sophisticated wary mistrustful skeptical shrewd hardheaded streetwise clear-sighted clear-eyed street-smart See More
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exploit

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