Hypertext Webster Gateway: "exploit"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Exploit \Ex*ploit"\, n. [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. --Shak.
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]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
exploit
n : a notable achievement: "he performed a great deed"; "the
book was her finest effort" [syn: {deed}, {feat}, {effort}]
v 1: use to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation
system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works
his parents for sympathy" [syn: {work}]
2: draw from; make good use of (resources) [syn: {tap}]
3: work excessively hard [syn: {overwork}]
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