exploit (verb)
31overexploit — verb exploit excessively We should not overexploit our natural resources • Derivationally related forms: ↑overexploitation • Hypernyms: ↑exploit, ↑tap • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …
32trade on — EXPLOIT, take advantage of, capitalize on, profit from, use, make use of; milk; informal cash in on. → trade * * * phrasal also trade upon : to take often unscrupulous advantage of : exploit traded on their influen …
33spin out — verb prolong or extend spin out a visit • Syn: ↑spin • Hypernyms: ↑prolong, ↑protract, ↑extend, ↑draw out • Verb Frames …
34use — verb ju:z 1》 take, hold, or deploy as a means of achieving something. ↘informal take (an illegal drug). 2》 take or consume (an amount) from a limited supply. ↘(use something up) consume or expend the whole of something. ↘(be used up)… …
35exploitation — exploit ex‧ploit [ɪkˈsplɔɪt] verb [transitive] 1. to use something fully and effectively in order to gain a profit or advantage: • New TV companies are fully exploiting the potential of satellite transmission. • the ways in which natural… …
36use — verb (used, using) –verb (t) /juz / (say yoohz) 1. to employ for some purpose; put into service; turn to account: use a knife to cut; use a new method. 2. to avail oneself of; apply to one s own purposes: use the front room for a conference. 3.… …
37cash in — verb exchange for cash I cashed the check as soon as it arrived in the mail • Syn: ↑cash • See Also: ↑cash in on (for: ↑cash) • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
38maximise — verb 1. make the most of He maximized his role • Syn: ↑maximize • Derivationally related forms: ↑maximum, ↑maximum (for: ↑maximize) • …
39monopolise — verb 1. have and control fully and exclusively He monopolizes the laser printer • Syn: ↑monopolize • Derivationally related forms: ↑monopoly (for: ↑monopolize) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
40seize on — verb adopt take up new ideas • Syn: ↑take up, ↑latch on, ↑fasten on, ↑hook on • Hypernyms: ↑espouse, ↑embrace, ↑adopt, ↑ …
