Exploit /(?)/

Ex·ploit

Exploit

n.
  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.
  2. Combat; war. [Obs.]
    He made haste to exploit some warlike service.
  3. 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]
  4. Hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate on; to put upon. [Recent]
    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.