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counterexploit

counterexploit verb: to exploit in return; to carry out counterexploitation against.

Verb

counterexploit (third-person singular simple present counterexploits, present participle counterexploiting, simple past and past participle counterexploited)

  1. (transitive) To exploit in return; to carry out counterexploitation against.

Forms of counterexploit

third-person singular presentcounterexploits
present participlecounterexploiting
past participlecounterexploited
pastcounterexploited

Origin of counterexploit

From counter- + exploit.

Questions about counterexploit

What does counterexploit mean?
Counterexploit means to exploit in return; to carry out counterexploitation against.
What part of speech is counterexploit?
Counterexploit is a verb.
What is the past tense of counterexploit?
The past tense of counterexploit is counterexploited.

Words near counterexploit in the dictionary

  1. counterexemplify
  2. counterexemplifying
  3. counterexpectational
  4. counterexplanation
  5. counterexplanations
  6. counterexploit
  7. counterexploitation
  8. counterexploitative
  9. counterexploited
  10. counterexploiting
  11. counterexploits

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