EXPLOITED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exploited mean? 

• EXPLOITED (adjective)
  The adjective EXPLOITED has 2 senses:

1. developed or used to greatest advantage

2. (of persons) taken advantage of

  Familiarity information: EXPLOITED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXPLOITED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Developed or used to greatest advantage

Antonym:

unexploited (not developed, improved, exploited or used)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of persons) taken advantage of

Synonyms:

exploited; ill-used; put-upon; used; victimised; victimized

Context example:

after going out of his way to help his friend get the job he felt not appreciated but used

Similar:

misused (used incorrectly or carelessly or for an improper purpose)

 Context examples 

Nonlinear optical effects can be exploited in a variety of applications, including laser technology, material processing and telecommunications.

(Graphene paves the way to faster high-speed communications, University of Cambridge)

The phenomenon could be exploited in beans, peas, chickpeas, lentils, peanuts, soybeans and other legumes.

(Scientists discover new antibiotic in tropical forest, National Science Foundation)

Several cytoplasmic docking proteins appear to be recruited by specific ErbB receptors and less exploited by others.

(ERBB Family Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

These nanoscale devices have desirable optical and thermal properties that can be exploited for novel cancer therapeutics.

(Nanobomb, NCI Thesaurus)

Robinson and his colleagues exploited a similarity between exoplanet transits and sunsets witnessed by the Cassini spacecraft at Titan.

(Sunsets on Titan reveal the complexity of hazy exoplanets, NASA)

The researchers suggest that the strategy could be exploited to manipulate microbial communities.

(Bacteria Can 'Divide and Conquer' to Vanquish Their Enemies, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

The “social interest” species can be exploited subject to regulation and authorization from the Environment and Water Resources Institute (INEMA), based on specific requirements.

(Over 300 animal species threatened in Bahia, Agência Brasil)

His photographs were published broadcast, and special writers exploited his strong, bronzed face, his scars, his heavy shoulders, his clear, quiet eyes, and the slight hollows in his cheeks like an ascetic's.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

The temperature change achieved is comparable with those exploited commercially in HFCs and HCs.

(Green material for refrigeration identified, University of Cambridge)

The bactericidal mechanism of ODLs and the fact that they bind to a site on the ribosome not exploited by any known antibiotic are very strong indicators that ODLs have the potential to treat infections that are unresponsive to other antibiotics.

(A New Class of Antibiotics to Combat Drug Resistance, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)