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EXPLOITATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
Example:
paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization
Synonyms:
exploitation; using; victimisation; victimization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("exploitation" is a kind of...):
mistreatment (the practice of treating (someone or something) badly)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exploitation"):
blaxploitation (the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies))
sexploitation (the commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material)
colonialism (exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country)
Derivation:
exploit (use or manipulate to one's advantage)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
Example:
the exploitation of copper deposits
Synonyms:
development; exploitation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("exploitation" is a kind of...):
employment; exercise; usage; use; utilisation; utilization (the act of using)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exploitation"):
land development (making an area of land more useful)
water development; water program; water project (making an area of water more useful)
overexploitation; overuse; overutilisation; overutilization (exploitation to the point of diminishing returns)
capitalisation; capitalization (the act of capitalizing on an opportunity)
commercialisation; commercialization (the act of commercializing something; involving something in commerce)
electrification (the act of providing electricity)
unitisation; unitization (the joint development of a petroleum resource that straddles territory controlled by different companies)
Derivation:
exploit (use or manipulate to one's advantage)
exploit (draw from; make good use of)
exploit (work excessively hard)
