exploit

exploit

CEFR: C1-C2 /ex-ploit/ [eh1.k.s.p.l.oy2.t]

Resources can be depleted. The verb "exploit" also means to use resources, but it also has the meaning of to use something or somebody to one’s advantage. So to exploit resources means to use resources to one’s advantage. For example

Example Sentences:
Humans exploited natural resources for agricultural activities, urbanization, and economic growth.

A way of paraphrasing this sentence using the noun “exploitation” could be the following:

Example Sentences:
Humans rely on the exploitation of natural resources for agricultural activities, urbanization, and economic growth.

Let’s try another paraphrasing exercise. Look at this sentence

Example Sentences:
With increasing exploitation of fossil fuels, there are many associated environmental effects like land pollution and air pollution.

We can change this to

Example Sentences:
As humans exploit fossil fuels at an increasing rate, there are many associated environmental effects like land pollution and air pollution.​

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Alright! Here are more example sentences with exploit and exploitation.

Example Sentences:
One important non-renewable resource that is rapidly exploited by humans is fossil fuels.
Coal is the most abundant non-renewable resource in the world, though its exploitation is contributing to its fast depletion.
The ruthless exploitation of the world's resources is rapidly destroying our planet.
Problems arising from the exploitation of natural resources include desertification and global warming.
Deforestation is an example of exploitation of natural resources.