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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)

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