- exploitation, development - the act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful; "the development of Alaskan resources"; "the exploitation of copper deposits"
--1 is a kind of use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
--1 has particulars:Derived forms: verb exploit3, verb exploit2, verb exploit1 - exploitation, victimization, victimisation, using - an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization"
--2 is a kind of mistreatment
--2 has particulars: sexploitation; colonialismDerived form: verb exploit1