NOUN | act | exploitation, development | the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful |
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act | exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using | an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) |
Sounds | eh.ksploy.tey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful. | |
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Example | "the exploitation of copper deposits" | |
Synonym | development | |
Narrower | capitalization, capitalisation | The act of capitalizing on an opportunity |
commercialization, commercialisation | The act of commercializing something | |
electrification | The act of providing electricity | |
land development | making an area of land more useful | |
overexploitation, overuse, overutilization, overutilisation | exploitation to the point of diminishing returns | |
unitization, unitisation | The joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies | |
water development, water project, water program | making an area of water more useful | |
Broader | use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise | The act of using |
Spanish | explotación | |
Catalan | explotació | |
Verbs | exploit | use or manipulate to one's advantage |
exploit | draw from | |
exploit | work excessively hard |
Meaning | An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly). | |
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Example | "capitalistic exploitation of the working class" | |
Synonyms | victimization, victimisation, using | |
Narrower | blaxploitation | The exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) |
colonialism | exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one | |
sexploitation | The commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material | |
Broader | mistreatment | The practice of treating (someone or something) badly |
Spanish | explotación, explotación social, victimización | |
Catalan | explotació, victimització | |
Verbs | exploit | use or manipulate to one's advantage |
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