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. ]
Ripe for exploits and mighty enterprises. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
He made haste to exploit some warlike service. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]
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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ] The act of exploiting or utilizing. J. D. Whitney. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. tending to exploit or make use of.
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