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Commit and Exploit

verb

  • Perform an act, usually with a negative connotation.
    • usage: "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"
  • Give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause.
    • usage: "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church"
  • Cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution.
    • usage: "After the second episode, she had to be committed"; "he was committed to prison"
  • Confer a trust upon.
    • usage: "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God"
  • Make an investment.
    • usage: "Put money into bonds"
  • Engage in or perform.
    • usage: "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
(DoD) The process of committing one or more air interceptors or surface-to-air missiles for interception against a target track.

noun

  • A notable achievement.
    • usage: "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"

verb

  • Use or manipulate to one's advantage.
    • usage: "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy"
  • Draw from; make good use of.
    • usage: "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
  • Work excessively hard.
    • usage: "he is exploiting the students"