exploit

noun

A heroic or extraordinary deed.

An achievement.

(computing) A program or technique that exploits a vulnerability in other software.

(by extension, Internet, video games) An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.

verb

(transitive) To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.

(transitive) To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage.

Roots

plico-ploit · Latin · fold

Synonyms for exploit

utilizev manipulatev victimizev usen

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Where does exploit come from?

The word exploit breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root -ploit, from Latin plico (“fold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.