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Webster 1913 Edition

Exploit

Ex-ploit′

,
Noun.
[OE.
esploit
success, OF.
esploit
,
espleit
,revenue, product, vigor, force, exploit, F.
exploit
exploit, fr. L.
explicitum
, prop. p. p. neut. of
explicare
to unfold, display, exhibit;
ex
+
plicare
to fold. See
Ply
, and cf.
Explicit
,
Explicate
.]
1.
A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; an adventurous or noble achievement;
as, the
exploits
of Alexander the Great
.
Ripe for
exploits
and mighty enterprises.
Shakespeare
2.
Combat; war.
[Obs.]
He made haste to
exploit
some warlike service.
Holland.
2.
[F.
exploiter
.]
To utilize; to make available; to get the value or usefulness out of;
as, to
exploit
a mine or agricultural lands; to
exploit
public opinion.
[Recent]
3.
Hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate on; to put upon.
[Recent]
In no sense whatever does a man who accumulates a fortune by legitimate industry
exploit
his employés or make his capital “out of” anybody else.
W. G. Sumner.

Webster 1828 Edition

Exploit

EXPLOIT'

, n.
1.
A deed or act; more especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; a great or noble achievement; as the exploits of Alexander, of Caesar, of Washington. [Exploiture, in a like sense, is not in use.]
2.
In a ludicrous sense, a great act of wickedness.

EXPLOIT'

,
Verb.
T.
To achieve. [Not in use.]

Definition 2024

exploit

exploit

English

Noun

exploit ‎(plural exploits)

  1. A heroic or extraordinary deed.
  2. An achievement.
    The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.‎
  3. (computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.

Translations

Verb

exploit ‎(third-person singular simple present exploits, present participle exploiting, simple past and past participle exploited)

  1. (transitive) To use for one’s own advantage.
  2. (transitive) To forcibly deprive someone of something to which she or he has a natural right.

Synonyms

Translations

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).

Alternative forms

  • exploot

Noun

exploit n ‎(plural exploiten, diminutive exploitje n)

  1. (law) A legal document which proves that another document has been handed over to a certain person.

Etymology 2

From English exploit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛksplɔi̯t/

Noun

exploit m ‎(plural exploits, diminutive exploitje n)

  1. (computing) exploit

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛks.plwa/

Noun

exploit m ‎(plural exploits)

  1. exploit, feat

Synonyms

Related terms

Italian

Noun

exploit m ‎(invariable)

  1. exploit, feat

Middle French

Noun

exploit m (plural exploits)

  1. use; usage

Related terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English exploit

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /eks.ˈplɔjt͡ʃ/

Noun

exploit m (plural exploits)

  1. (computer security) exploit (security vulnerability in a computer system)

Etymology

From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).

Pronunciation

  • (noun) enPR: ĕks'ploit, IPA(key): /ˈɛksplɔɪt/
  • (verb) enPR: ĭksploit', IPA(key): /ɪksˈplɔɪt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪt

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