verb · neutral
exploit
/ɪkˈsplɔɪt/ex·PLOIT
Band 5-6task2speaking
to make full use of and benefit from something (neutral) ; to use someone unfairly for your own advantage (negative)
Examples
“We should exploit new technologies to improve efficiency.”
“The workers were exploited by the company.”
“Tourists can exploit the local transport network cheaply.”
Band 8 sentence
“Researchers must ensure that they exploit available datasets responsibly and ethically.”
Collocations
- exploit resources
- exploit opportunities
- be exploited
Word family
exploitation nounexploitable adjective
Common mistakes
use→exploit
exploit someone→exploit resources / exploit opportunities
Say it for a higher band
5use→6take advantage of→7+exploit
Synonyms
use
take advantage of
Easily confused
utilise
“The company utilised new software to manage orders.”
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