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ex·ploit
(ĕk′sploit′, ĭk-sploit′)n.
1. An act or deed, especially a brilliant or heroic one. See Synonyms at feat1.
2. Computers A program or system designed to take advantage of a particular error or security vulnerability in computers or networks.
tr.v. (ĭk-sploit′, ĕk′sploit′) ex·ploit·ed, ex·ploit·ing, ex·ploits
1. To employ to the greatest possible advantage: exploit one's talents.
2. To make use of selfishly or unethically: a corporation that exploited peasant labor.
[Middle English, from Old French esploit, from Latin explicitum, neuter past participle of explicāre, to unfold; see explicate.]
ex·ploit′a·bil′i·ty n.
ex·ploit′a·ble adj.
ex·ploit′a·tive, ex·ploit′ive adj.
ex·ploit′a·tive·ly, ex·ploit′ive·ly adv.
ex·ploit′er n.
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Adj. | 1. | exploitative - tending to exploit or make use of consumptive - tending to consume or use often wastefully; "water suitable for beneficial consumptive uses"; "duties consumptive of time and energy"; "consumptive fires" |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
exploitative
[ɪkˈsplɔɪtətɪv] adj (pejorative) [relationship, conditions, behaviour] → fondé(e) sur l'exploitation d'autruiCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
exploitative
[ɛksˈplɔɪtətɪv] adj (frm) → profittatore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995