| NOUN | act | exploit, feat, effort | a notable achievement |
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| VERB | consumption | exploit, work | use or manipulate to one's advantage |
| consumption | exploit, tap | draw from | |
| social | exploit, overwork | work excessively hard |
| Sounds | eh'ksploy.t; eh.ksploy't | |
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| Rhymes | adroit ... maladroit: 4 rhymes with oyt... | |
| Meaning | A notable achievement. | |
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| Synonyms | feat, effort | |
| Narrower | derring-do | brave and heroic feats |
| hit | (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball) | |
| rally, rallying | The feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort | |
| stunt | A difficult or unusual or dangerous feat | |
| tour de force | A masterly or brilliant feat | |
| Broader | accomplishment, achievement | The action of accomplishing something |
| Catalan | feta, fita | |
| Spanish | hazaña, logro | |
| Meaning | Use or manipulate to one's advantage. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "He exploit the new taxation system" | |
| Synonym | work | |
| Narrower | avail, help | Take or use |
| make hay | Turn to one's advantage | |
| play | Use to one's advantage | |
| prey, feed | profit from in an exploitatory manner | |
| use | seek or achieve an end by using to one's advantage | |
| Broader | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | put into service |
| Similar to | work | Provoke or excite |
| Spanish | aprovechar | |
| Adjectives | exploitative, exploitatory, exploitive | tending to exploit or make use of |
| Nouns | exploitation | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful |
| exploitation | an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | |
| exploiter | a person who uses something or someone selfishly or unethically | |
| Meaning | Draw from; make good use of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" | |
| Synonym | tap | |
| Narrower | commercialize | exploit for maximal profit, usually by sacrificing quality |
| harness | exploit the power of | |
| maximize, maximise | make the most of | |
| milk | exploit as much as possible | |
| mine | Get from the earth by excavation | |
| overexploit | exploit excessively | |
| quarry | extract (something such as stones) from or as if from a quarry | |
| Broader | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | put into service |
| Catalan | intervenir | |
| Spanish | explotar | |
| Nouns | exploitation | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful |
| Meaning | Work excessively hard. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "he is exploiting the students" | |
| Synonym | overwork | |
| Narrower | overdrive | Drive or work too hard |
| Broader | work, put to work | Cause to work |
| Spanish | explotar | |
| Adjectives | exploitative, exploitatory, exploitive | tending to exploit or make use of |
| Nouns | exploitation | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful |