- a notable achievement
"he performed a great deed"
"the book was her finest effort"

- use or manipulate to one''s advantage
"He exploit the new taxation system"
"She knows how to work the system"
"he works his parents for sympathy"

- draw from

- make good use of
"we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"

- work excessively hard
"he is exploiting the students"

1. A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of Alexander the Great.

"Ripe for exploits and mighty enterprises." -- Shak.

2. Combat; war. [Obs.]

"He made haste to exploit some warlike service." -- Holland.

2. [F. exploiter.] To utilize; to make available; to get the value or usefulness out of; as, to exploit a mine or agricultural lands; to exploit public opinion. [Recent]

3. Hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate on; to put upon. [Recent]

"In no sense whatever does a man who accumulates a fortune by legitimate industry exploit his employés or make his capital "out of" anybody else." -- W. G. Sumner.