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exploited

verb
Sayik-SPLOY-tid/ɪksˈplɔɪtɪd/

1 meaning of exploited

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of exploit. Use this form for something that already happened.

    The factory owner exploited his workers and paid them almost nothing.

    Poor families were exploited by greedy landlords for years.

    Note

exploited is a form of exploit

exploit, verb: To use someone's work, body, or property in an unfair way to help yourself. Full entry

Forms
exploitexploits he/she/itexploiting -ing formexploited past tense, past participle
Spelling
exploit → exploited: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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