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  1. to use someone or something unfairly for your own advantage: Laws exist to stop companies exploiting their employees. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. exploitable. (Definition of exploited from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of exploited. exploited.

  2. something unusual, brave, or funny that someone has done: She was telling me about her exploits while travelling around Africa. Synonyms. accomplishment. achievement. attainment formal. deed (ACTION) feat. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  3. The meaning of EXPLOITED is used for someone's advantage; especially, of a person : unfairly or meanly used for another's advantage. How to use exploited in a sentence.

  4. something unusual, brave, or funny that someone has done: She was telling me about her exploits while traveling around Africa. Synonyms. accomplishment. achievement. attainment formal. deed (ACTION) feat. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  5. In the specific context of computing and especially software, an exploit is a bug or flaw in a system that makes it vulnerable to attack. A piece of software that takes advantage of such a flaw can also be called an exploit. In video games, players who’ve found an exploit can use it to take advantage of other players.

  6. Exploited definition: utilized or made practical use of, especially for profit. See examples of EXPLOITED used in a sentence.

  7. exploit something (disapproving) to treat a person or situation as an opportunity to gain an advantage for yourself. He exploited his father's name to get himself a job. She realized that her youth and inexperience were being exploited. The opposition parties will always exploit government problems to their own advantage. Extra Examples.

  8. a flaw in hardware or software that is vulnerable to hacking or other cyberattacks. a piece of software that takes advantage of such a flaw to compromise a computer system or network. (in a video game) the use of a bug or flaw in game design to a player’s advantage or to the disadvantage of other players. exploit.

  9. Something that's exploited is fully taken advantage of. Fear is probably the most commonly exploited emotion used by directors of horror films. Exploited talents are ones that have been put to good use. And resources that are exploited are being used advantageously.

  10. verb. ex· ploit ik-ˈsplȯit ˈek-ˌsplȯit. exploited; exploiting; exploits. transitive verb. 1. : to make productive use of : utilize. exploiting your talents.