superexploit
superexploit verb: to exploit (a worker) to a particularly severe degree.
Verb
superexploit (third-person singular simple present superexploits, present participle superexploiting, simple past and past participle superexploited)
- To exploit (a worker) to a particularly severe degree.
- The difference between a superexploited black man in the US, or a superexploited Spaniard in Switzerland and a superexploited colonial worker in pre-independence Nigeria is instructive.1991, Hillel Ticktin, The Politics of Race: Discrimination in South Africa, page 76
Forms of superexploit
| third-person singular present | superexploits |
|---|---|
| present participle | superexploiting |
| past participle | superexploited |
| past | superexploited |
Origin of superexploit
From super- + exploit.
Questions about superexploit
- What does superexploit mean?
- Superexploit means to exploit (a worker) to a particularly severe degree.
- What part of speech is superexploit?
- Superexploit is a verb.
- What is the past tense of superexploit?
- The past tense of superexploit is superexploited.
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