IELTS Anvil

exploit

CEFR: B2

To make full, productive use of a resource, or unfairly take advantage of a situation.

Synonyms

capitalize on
utilize

Common Collocations

exploit resources
fully exploit
exploit a loophole

Example Sentence

Commercial enterprises actively exploit social media telemetry algorithms to optimize microtargeted advertising.

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