exploit
noun/ˈeksplɔɪt/
/ˈeksplɔɪt/
[usually plural]- a brave, exciting or interesting act
- the daring exploits of Roman heroes
- She has wowed everyone with her goalscoring exploits.
- He never liked to talk publicly about his wartime exploits.
- His courage and exploits were legendary.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- daring
- heroic
- legendary
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French esploit (noun), based on Latin explicare ‘unfold’, from ex- ‘out’ + plicare ‘to fold’. The early notion of ‘success, progress’ gave rise to the sense ‘attempt to capture’, ‘military expedition’, hence the current sense of the noun. Verb senses (mid 19th cent.) are from modern French exploiter.Definitions on the go
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