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He made haste to exploit some warlike service.

Holland.

2. [F. exploiter.] 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. [Recent]

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3. Hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate on; to put upon. [Recent]

In no sense whatever does a man who accumulates a fortune by legitimate industry exploit his employés or make his capital "out of" anybody else.

W. G. Sumner.

Ex`ploi*ta"tion (?), n. [F.] The act of exploiting or utilizing. J. D. Whitney.

Ex*ploi"ture (?; 135), n. 1. The act of exploiting or accomplishing; achievement. [Obs.] Udall.

2. Exploitation. Harper's Mag.

Ex*plor"a*ble (?), a. That may be explored; as, an explorable region.

Ex*plo"rate (?), v. t. [L. explorare, exploratum.] To explore. [Obs.] Sir. T. Browne.

Ex`plo*ra"tion (?), n. [L. exploratio: cf. F. exploration.] The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery; examination; as, the exploration of unknown countries; (Med.) physical examination.

"An exploration of doctrine."

Bp. Hall.

Ex*plor"a*tive (?), a. Exploratory.

Ex"plo*ra`tor (?), n. [L.] One who explores; one who examines closely; a searcher.

Ex*plor"a*to*ry (?), a. [L. exploratorius.] Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining; explorative. Sir H. Wotton.

Ex*plore" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explored(?); p. pr. & vb. n. Exploring.] [L. explorare to explore; ex out+plorare to cry out aloud,prob. orig., to cause to flow; perh. akin to E. flow: cf. F. explorer.] 1. To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look wisely and carefully for. [Obs.]

Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs.

Pope.

2. To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new countries or seas; to explore the depths of science. "Hidden frauds explore." Dryden.

Ex*plore"ment, n. The act of exploring; exploration. [R.] Sir T. Browne.

Ex*plor"er (?), n. One who explores; also, an apparatus with which one explores, as a diving bell.

Ex*plor"ing, a. Employed in, or designed for, exploration. "Exploring parties." Bancroft.

Ex*plo"sion (?), n. [L. explosio a driving off by clapping: cf. F. explosion explosion. See Explode.] 1. The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded gas; as, the explosion of gunpowder, of fire damp,etc.

2. A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a steam boiler, etc.

3. A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.