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exploit
- /ˈɛksplɔɪt/
- /ɪksˈplɔɪt/
Rhymes with -ɔɪt
Where it comes from
From Old French esploit (noun), esploitier (verb).
noun exploits
- A heroic or extraordinary deed. Hieronimo, it greatly pleaſeth vs, / That in our victorie thou haue a ſhare, / By vertue of thy vvorthy Sonnes exployt.
- An achievement. The first trek to the summit of Mount Everest was a stunning exploit.
- A program or technique that takes advantage of a vulnerability in other software. One of the more publicized cases that involved a zero-day exploit concerned the compromise of some U.S. military web servers. The attack involved exploiting a buffer overflow vulnerability in a core Windows component; […]
- An action or technique that takes advantage of the conditions of a video game to gain an advantage, or to disadvantage others.
verb exploits · exploiting · exploited
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To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.
to exploit natural resources in a sustainable way
Similar: take advantage of, use, utilize
- To make unfair use of someone else's labor, person, or property to one's own advantage. Materialistic people who exploit others will come to a bad end.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: deed, effort, feat, overwork, tap, exploitative, exploitation, achievement, advantage, accomplishment, take, develop, avail, benefit, utilise, explore
Translations
Every language
noun heroic or extraordinary deed
| Español | hazaña, proeza, gesta, heroicidad, hombrada, empresa |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 위업 wieop, 공훈 gonghun |
| 日本語 | 偉業 igyō |
| 中文 | 功勛 /功勋 gōngxūn, 勛績 /勋绩 xūnjì, xūnjī, 偉業 /伟业 wěiyè |
| Português | façanha, proeza |
| Français | exploit |
| Deutsch | Heldentat |
| Italiano | gesto eroico, gesta eroiche, gesta, prodezza |
| Ελληνικά | κατόρθωμα katórthoma |
| Română | faptă de vitejie, faptă eroică |
| Русский | по́двиг pódvig, сверше́ние sveršénije, дея́ние dejánije |
| العربية | مَأْثُرَة maʔṯura |
noun achievement
| Español | proeza, logro, hazaña |
|---|---|
| Italiano | impresa, prestazione, risultato, raggiungimento, espletamento |
| Ελληνικά | κατόρθωμα katórthoma |
| Русский | достиже́ние dostižénije, сверше́ние sveršénije |
noun computing security
| Español | exploit, instrumentalización, vulnerabilidad |
|---|---|
| Português | exploit |
| Français | exploit |
| Deutsch | Exploit |
| Русский | эксплойт eksplojt, вредоносный код vredonosnyj kod, взлом vzlom |
verb use for one’s advantage
| Español | explotar, aprovechar, instrumentalizar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 搾取する sakushusuru |
| 中文 | 利用 lìyòng, 剝削 /剥削 bōxuē, 開發 /开发 kāifā |
| Português | explorar, explotar |
| Français | exploiter |
| Deutsch | ausnutzen, ausbeuten |
| Italiano | sfruttare, avvantaggiarsi, approfittare |
| Română | exploata, abuza |
| Русский | эксплуати́ровать ekspluatírovatʹ, пользоваться polʹzovatʹsja |
| العربية | اِسْتَغَلَّ istaḡalla |
| עברית | ניצל nitsél |
Talk about this word "exploit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/exploit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. exploit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/exploit "exploit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/exploit.Cite this
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title = {exploit},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exploit},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
