[ɛkˈsplɔɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource)
(e.g: 500 companies sprang up to exploit this new technology)

- make use of (a situation) in a way considered unfair or underhand
(e.g: the company was exploiting a legal loophole)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French esploit (noun), based on Latin explicare ‘unfold’ (see explicate). The early notion of ‘success, progress’ gave rise to the sense ‘attempt to capture’, ‘military expedition’, hence the current sense of the noun. Verb senses (mid 19th century) are from modern French exploiter

[ˈɛksplɔɪt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a bold or daring feat
(e.g: despite a series of colourful exploits, his agents obtained little intelligence of value)

- a software tool designed to take advantage of a flaw in a computer system, typically for malicious purposes such as installing malware
(e.g: if someone you don't know tweets you a link, it's either spam, an exploit, or probably both)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French esploit (noun), based on Latin explicare ‘unfold’ (see explicate). The early notion of ‘success, progress’ gave rise to the sense ‘attempt to capture’, ‘military expedition’, hence the current sense of the noun. Verb senses (mid 19th century) are from modern French exploiter