adj
Meaning 1
Exploitative: taking advantage of someone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
exploitive
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Pronunciation
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/ɪkˈsplɔɪtɪv/
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CMU ARPABET: IH0 K S P L OY1 T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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CMU ARPABET 2: EH0 K S P L OY1 T IH0 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
tending to exploit or make use of
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: exploitative, exploitatory
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English exploit Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English exploitive From exploit + -ive.