exploit
definition
to make use of someone or something unethically
example
For many decades, developed countries have exploited the natural resources in developing countries for their own benefit.
synonyms
abusemanipulate
word origin — Middle English: from Old French esploit (noun), based on Latin explicare ‘unfold’ (see explicate). The early notion of ‘success, progress’ gave rise to the sense ‘attempt to capture’, ‘military expedition’, hence the current sense of the noun. Verb senses (mid 19th century) are from modern French exploiter