Exploit
verb
To use something or someone in a way that helps you unfairly.
She exploited her position to gain personal benefits.
Often appears as...
- exploit opportunity
- exploit resources
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Disapproving
noun
A bold or daring act.
The cat's exploit in catching the mouse was amusing.
Often appears as...
- brave exploit
- daring exploit
verb
To develop or make use of something for advantage.
Farmers could exploit the new technology to improve their productivity.
Often appears as...
- exploit potential
- exploit talents
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Academic
verb
To use a bug or vulnerability in a software or system to cause unexpected behaviour.
Hackers exploited the bug to gain unauthorized access to the server.
Often appears as...
- exploit vulnerability
- exploit bug
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Disapproving
Technical
verb
To use something or someone in a way that helps you unfairly.
She exploited her position to gain personal benefits.
Often appears as...
- exploit opportunity
- exploit resources
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A bold or daring act.
The cat's exploit in catching the mouse was amusing.
Often appears as...
- brave exploit
- daring exploit
verb
To develop or make use of something for advantage.
Farmers could exploit the new technology to improve their productivity.
Often appears as...
- exploit potential
- exploit talents
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To use a bug or vulnerability in a software or system to cause unexpected behaviour.
Hackers exploited the bug to gain unauthorized access to the server.
Often appears as...
- exploit vulnerability
- exploit bug
Usage tips
Disapproving
Technical
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'exploit' in a social context often implies taking advantage without consent or fairness.
He exploited his friend's trust to cheat on the test.
Pro Tip 2/3Power Dynamics
Often involves a power imbalance, where the stronger party benefits at the weaker's expense.
The company exploited its workers with low wages.
Pro Tip 3/3Unethical Implication
Using 'exploit' commonly suggests unethical behavior, though it's not illegal.
The artist felt exploited by the gallery's high commission fees.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'exploit' in a social context often implies taking advantage without consent or fairness.
He exploited his friend's trust to cheat on the test.
Pro Tip 2/3Power Dynamics
Often involves a power imbalance, where the stronger party benefits at the weaker's expense.
The company exploited its workers with low wages.
Pro Tip 3/3Unethical Implication
Using 'exploit' commonly suggests unethical behavior, though it's not illegal.
The artist felt exploited by the gallery's high commission fees.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Using 'exploit' in a social context often implies taking advantage without consent or fairness.
He exploited his friend's trust to cheat on the test.
Pro Tip 2/3Power Dynamics
Often involves a power imbalance, where the stronger party benefits at the weaker's expense.
The company exploited its workers with low wages.
Pro Tip 3/3Unethical Implication
Using 'exploit' commonly suggests unethical behavior, though it's not illegal.
The artist felt exploited by the gallery's high commission fees.
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Video examples
Avi Rubin: All your...
reverse engineering tools to figure out what that software did, and then they found vulnerabilities in that software, and then they built exploits to exploit those. They actually carried out their attack in real life. They bought two cars, and I guess they have better budgets than I do. The first threat model was to see what someone could do
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How computer memory...
Repeatedly writing to floating gate transistors corrodes them, eventually rendering them useless. With data on most current storage media having less than a ten-year life expectancy, scientists are working to exploit the physical properties of materials down to the quantum level
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History's "worst" nun -...
in addition to religious music and poetry. She accrued a massive library, and was visited by many prominent scholars. While serving as the convent’s treasurer and archivist, she also protected the livelihoods of her niece and sisters from men who tried to exploit them.
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What game theory teaches...
for our enemies because they can exploit it ideally what we do is we run all decisions through our values first and though it may not always go our way just like I said we make decisions all the time that aren't always in our interests like bringing an injured bad
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How did Hitler rise to...
it was clear there would be no new election. Disturbingly, many of Hitler's early measures didn't require mass repression. His speeches exploited people's fear and ire to drive their support behind him and the Nazi party. Meanwhile, businessmen and intellectuals,
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What it's like to be a...
and said that her rage, her sense of injustice in the world, was just going to get her in trouble. And so with nowhere to channel and make sense of this anger, she was a prime target to be exploited by extremists promising her a solution.
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What did dogs teach...
for his help in the initial studies involving dogs. But while medical experimentation on animals remains controversial, in this case at least, it was not just a matter of exploiting dogs for human needs.
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Sir David Attenborough...
ants are among the most numerous widespread and frequently exploited members of the undergrowth these in australia collect seeds and store them underground plants encourage them to do so by adding
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Body Invaders PIPE National...
caterpillars natural aggression is now also exploited by the wasp virus the caterpillar becomes a bodyguard actively protecting the cocoons
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Parasite in the Poo PIPE...
in the desert world water thieves can come in many forms to exploit even the smallest in a plant's defense
Video examples
Avi Rubin: All your...
reverse engineering tools to figure out what that software did, and then they found vulnerabilities in that software, and then they built exploits to exploit those. They actually carried out their attack in real life. They bought two cars, and I guess they have better budgets than I do. The first threat model was to see what someone could do
Video examples
How computer memory...
Repeatedly writing to floating gate transistors corrodes them, eventually rendering them useless. With data on most current storage media having less than a ten-year life expectancy, scientists are working to exploit the physical properties of materials down to the quantum level
Video examples
History's "worst" nun -...
in addition to religious music and poetry. She accrued a massive library, and was visited by many prominent scholars. While serving as the convent’s treasurer and archivist, she also protected the livelihoods of her niece and sisters from men who tried to exploit them.
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What game theory teaches...
for our enemies because they can exploit it ideally what we do is we run all decisions through our values first and though it may not always go our way just like I said we make decisions all the time that aren't always in our interests like bringing an injured bad
Video examples
How did Hitler rise to...
it was clear there would be no new election. Disturbingly, many of Hitler's early measures didn't require mass repression. His speeches exploited people's fear and ire to drive their support behind him and the Nazi party. Meanwhile, businessmen and intellectuals,
Video examples
What it's like to be a...
and said that her rage, her sense of injustice in the world, was just going to get her in trouble. And so with nowhere to channel and make sense of this anger, she was a prime target to be exploited by extremists promising her a solution.
Video examples
What did dogs teach...
for his help in the initial studies involving dogs. But while medical experimentation on animals remains controversial, in this case at least, it was not just a matter of exploiting dogs for human needs.
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
ants are among the most numerous widespread and frequently exploited members of the undergrowth these in australia collect seeds and store them underground plants encourage them to do so by adding
Video examples
Body Invaders PIPE National...
caterpillars natural aggression is now also exploited by the wasp virus the caterpillar becomes a bodyguard actively protecting the cocoons
Video examples
Parasite in the Poo PIPE...
in the desert world water thieves can come in many forms to exploit even the smallest in a plant's defense
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Quote examples
Hugh Grant
English Actor
I just don't believe in love at first sight anymore, even though I've based my whole career on the concept. In my experience, power, money and influence always attract the opposite sex. It's something that I've always exploited - with good results.
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Isla Fisher
Australian Actress
I've never been a method actress; I've never been that person that wants to imagine horrible things happening in your own life in order to exploit them for your emotional being in the movie. I'm just not good at doing that.
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Hannah Fry
English Mathematician
We should actively be thinking about what our inventions would look like if exploited by someone with a less of a moral compass and decide if the world would really be better off with them in it.
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Jagmeet Singh
Canadian Lawyer
We need to start looking at some of the root causes of division. And one of the reasons why people are exploited to hate, to fear others is that people are afraid in their own lives.
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Zadie Smith
British Novelist
Desperation, weakness, vulnerability - these things will always be exploited. You need to protect the weak, ring-fence them, with something far stronger than empathy.
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Francis Ford Coppola
American Director
Roger Corman exploited all of the young people who worked for him, but he really gave you responsibility and opportunity. So it was kind of a fair deal.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
For revolutionary Cubans, to cooperate with other poor and exploited peoples has always been a political principle and a duty towards humanity.
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Emily Ratajkowski
British Model
One thing that I can say is that I think it's important that there's some sort of celebration of beautiful women that isn't just exploitive.
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Scarlett Johansson
American Actress
I value my privacy and my personal life - and I certainly don't exploit my personal life.
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Indya Moore
American Actor
Our government is not protecting us. They are exploiting us.
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Hugh Grant
English Actor
I just don't believe in love at first sight anymore, even though I've based my whole career on the concept. In my experience, power, money and influence always attract the opposite sex. It's something that I've always exploited - with good results.
Quote examples
Isla Fisher
Australian Actress
I've never been a method actress; I've never been that person that wants to imagine horrible things happening in your own life in order to exploit them for your emotional being in the movie. I'm just not good at doing that.
Quote examples
Hannah Fry
English Mathematician
We should actively be thinking about what our inventions would look like if exploited by someone with a less of a moral compass and decide if the world would really be better off with them in it.
Quote examples
Jagmeet Singh
Canadian Lawyer
We need to start looking at some of the root causes of division. And one of the reasons why people are exploited to hate, to fear others is that people are afraid in their own lives.
Quote examples
Zadie Smith
British Novelist
Desperation, weakness, vulnerability - these things will always be exploited. You need to protect the weak, ring-fence them, with something far stronger than empathy.
Quote examples
Francis Ford Coppola
American Director
Roger Corman exploited all of the young people who worked for him, but he really gave you responsibility and opportunity. So it was kind of a fair deal.
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Fidel Castro
Statesman
For revolutionary Cubans, to cooperate with other poor and exploited peoples has always been a political principle and a duty towards humanity.
Quote examples
Emily Ratajkowski
British Model
One thing that I can say is that I think it's important that there's some sort of celebration of beautiful women that isn't just exploitive.
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Scarlett Johansson
American Actress
I value my privacy and my personal life - and I certainly don't exploit my personal life.
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Indya Moore
American Actor
Our government is not protecting us. They are exploiting us.
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