exploitation
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful
the development of Alaskan resources
Types & categories
- use hypernym
- land development hyponym
- water development hyponym
- overexploitation hyponym
- capitalization hyponym
- commercialization hyponym
- electrification hyponym
- unitization hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
capitalistic exploitation of the working class
Types & categories
- mistreatment hypernym
- blaxploitation hyponym
- sexploitation hyponym
- colonialism hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | build up |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | exploit |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | exploit |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | overwork |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | use |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | land development |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | water development |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | overexploitation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | capitalization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | commercialization |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | electrification |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | unitization |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | exploit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | goldbrick |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | victimize |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | use |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | mistreatment |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | blaxploitation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | sexploitation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | colonialism |