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• exploit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. utilize, profit by, milk, work; abuse, misapply. See use. n. deed, act, feat, achievement. See courage. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. deed, venture, escapade; see achievement 2 . v. 1. [To make use of]… …   English dictionary for students

• heroic — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ truly, very ▪ a truly heroic battle ▪ almost Heroic is used with these nouns: ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• exploit — I. n. Act (especially an heroic act), deed, feat, achievement. II. v. a. [Recent.] Utilize, put to use or service, work up …   New dictionary of synonyms

• feat — n Feat, exploit, achievement denote a remarkable deed or performance. Feat applies particularly to an act involving physical strength, dexterity, and often courage; an exploit is an adventurous, heroic, or brilliant deed; achievement emphasizes… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• feat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English fait, fet, from Anglo French, from Latin factum, from neuter of factus, past participle of facere to make, do more at do Date: 14th century 1. act, deed 2. a. a deed notable especially for courage b. an act or… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• exploit — exploit1 /ek sployt, ik sployt /, n. a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act: the exploits of Alexander the Great. [1350 1400; ME exploit, espleit < OF exploit, AF espleit < L explicitum, neut. of explicitus (ptp.). See EXPLICIT] …   Universalium

• feat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. deed, gest, accomplishment, exploit; stunt. See courage, completion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. act, effort, deed, exploit; see achievement 2 , action 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. accomplishment …   English dictionary for students

• exploit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English espleit, expleit, exploit furtherance, outcome, from Anglo French, from Latin explicitum, neuter of explicitus, past participle Date: circa 1538 deed, act; especially a notable or heroic act Synonyms: see feat II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• exploit — ex·ploit || ɪk splɔɪt n. feat, deed, adventure, heroic act v. use, take advantage of, selfishly make use of; manipulate; use to the greatest possible advantage (as exploit one s skills or talents ); promote; advertise …   English contemporary dictionary

• exploit — I. /ˈɛksplɔɪt / (say eksployt) noun 1. a striking or notable deed; a feat; a spirited or heroic act. 2. Colloquial an unusual event or experience. {Middle English esploit, from Old French, from Latin explicitum, past participle neuter, unfolded}… …  

• exploit — Synonyms and related words: abuse, accomplished fact, accomplishment, achievement, act, acta, action, adventure, apply, aristeia, attainment, beguile, benefit from, bestow, bleed, bleed white, blow, bold stroke, capitalize on, cash in on, clip,… …   Moby Thesaurus