What's the difference between exploit and exploitation?

Exploit


Definition:

  • (n.) A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of Alexander the Great.
  • (n.) Combat; war.
  • (n.) 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.
  • (n.) Hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate on; to put upon.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Subjects who reported incidents of childhood sexual exploitation had lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of depression than the comparison group.
  • (2) Using a novel method for joining DNA sequences, we have exploited this difference between the two enzymes to identify the regions of the RT that contribute to the compounds' inhibitory activities.
  • (3) Males exploit this behavioural switch by increasing their sneaky mating attempts.
  • (4) I never had any doubt that the vast majority of people engaged in "business" are not the exploiters but the exploited.
  • (5) The system is being exploited by population specialists, demographers, medical demographers and epidemiologists, both nationally and internationally, both for analytical purposes and as part of health monitoring systems.
  • (6) However in a repeat of the current standoff over the federal budget, the conservative wing of the Republican party is threatening to exploit its leverage over raising the debt ceiling to unpick Obama's healthcare reforms.
  • (7) The publicity surrounding the Rotherham child exploitation scandal, which triggered the resignation of Shaun Wright, the previous PCC, did not translate into a high turnout, with only 14.65% of the electorate casting a vote.
  • (8) We examined the effects of newly exploited amiloride analogs on protein phosphorylation and serotonin secretion in human platelets.
  • (9) To date, these new and interesting capabilities have scarcely been exploited.
  • (10) The biosensor exploits the unique specificity of biological recognition events by coupling an enzyme, antibody or other biorecognition species to a transducing device.
  • (11) Protesting naked, as Femen's slogans insist, is liberté , a reappropriation of their own bodies as opposed to pornography or snatched photographs which are exploitation.
  • (12) In the area of injection imaging, both antigen-specific and non-specific properties of antibodies have been successfully exploited in imaging studies.
  • (13) However, this remarkable property of "internal imagery" has not been exploited for structural investigation at the molecular level.
  • (14) Undeterred, the new coach, who also had the expanded recruitment role of general manager, began to exploit Beckham’s strengths, particularly his long passing, while compensating for his increasing loss of mobility by pairing him deep in midfield with the industrious, ball-winning Brazilian Juninho.
  • (15) To exploit this advantage fully we also developed new reagents for the genetic and molecular manipulation of P. pastoris.
  • (16) We are investigating if they are being exploited through labour and sexually.” Those held in Cara di Mineo describe being deprived of vital services.
  • (17) May’s rhetoric against the Labour leader appeared to have toughened significantly, underlining the Conservatives’ determination to exploit what they regard as Corbyn’s weaknesses.
  • (18) This review introduces the multidisciplinary subject of biotechnology and the exploitation of the 'biomolecule'.
  • (19) They were not oleophobe fanatics here to attack the Petrobras, nor Oil Firsters, here to kill him, his colleagues and all those who came to investigate or exploit, in their parlance, the visitations.
  • (20) 8.22pm BST 42 mins Now it's a US corner and a chance to exploit the German zonal marking.

Exploitation


Definition:

  • (n.) The act of exploiting or utilizing.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Subjects who reported incidents of childhood sexual exploitation had lower levels of self-esteem and higher levels of depression than the comparison group.
  • (2) Using a novel method for joining DNA sequences, we have exploited this difference between the two enzymes to identify the regions of the RT that contribute to the compounds' inhibitory activities.
  • (3) Males exploit this behavioural switch by increasing their sneaky mating attempts.
  • (4) I never had any doubt that the vast majority of people engaged in "business" are not the exploiters but the exploited.
  • (5) The system is being exploited by population specialists, demographers, medical demographers and epidemiologists, both nationally and internationally, both for analytical purposes and as part of health monitoring systems.
  • (6) However in a repeat of the current standoff over the federal budget, the conservative wing of the Republican party is threatening to exploit its leverage over raising the debt ceiling to unpick Obama's healthcare reforms.
  • (7) The publicity surrounding the Rotherham child exploitation scandal, which triggered the resignation of Shaun Wright, the previous PCC, did not translate into a high turnout, with only 14.65% of the electorate casting a vote.
  • (8) We examined the effects of newly exploited amiloride analogs on protein phosphorylation and serotonin secretion in human platelets.
  • (9) To date, these new and interesting capabilities have scarcely been exploited.
  • (10) The biosensor exploits the unique specificity of biological recognition events by coupling an enzyme, antibody or other biorecognition species to a transducing device.
  • (11) Protesting naked, as Femen's slogans insist, is liberté , a reappropriation of their own bodies as opposed to pornography or snatched photographs which are exploitation.
  • (12) In the area of injection imaging, both antigen-specific and non-specific properties of antibodies have been successfully exploited in imaging studies.
  • (13) However, this remarkable property of "internal imagery" has not been exploited for structural investigation at the molecular level.
  • (14) Undeterred, the new coach, who also had the expanded recruitment role of general manager, began to exploit Beckham’s strengths, particularly his long passing, while compensating for his increasing loss of mobility by pairing him deep in midfield with the industrious, ball-winning Brazilian Juninho.
  • (15) To exploit this advantage fully we also developed new reagents for the genetic and molecular manipulation of P. pastoris.
  • (16) We are investigating if they are being exploited through labour and sexually.” Those held in Cara di Mineo describe being deprived of vital services.
  • (17) May’s rhetoric against the Labour leader appeared to have toughened significantly, underlining the Conservatives’ determination to exploit what they regard as Corbyn’s weaknesses.
  • (18) This review introduces the multidisciplinary subject of biotechnology and the exploitation of the 'biomolecule'.
  • (19) They were not oleophobe fanatics here to attack the Petrobras, nor Oil Firsters, here to kill him, his colleagues and all those who came to investigate or exploit, in their parlance, the visitations.
  • (20) 8.22pm BST 42 mins Now it's a US corner and a chance to exploit the German zonal marking.

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