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Exploitation

The act of exploiting or utilizing.

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Capitalization 76% connected

The act or process of capitalizing.

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Electrification 76% connected

The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with electricity.

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Employment 76% connected

The act of employing or using; also, the state of being employed.

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Exercise 76% connected

The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing; employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion; application; use; habitual activity; o…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Mistreatment 76% connected

Wrong treatment.

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Usage 76% connected

The act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment; conduct with respect to a person or a thing; as, good usage; ill usage; hard usage.

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Use 76% connected

The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Utilization 76% connected

The act of utilizing, or the state of being utilized.

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Develop 74% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Develop 74% connected

To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or known; to disclose; to produce or giv…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Exploit 74% connected

A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of Alexander the Great.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Exploit 74% connected

A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown; an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of Alexander the Great.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Development 92% connected

The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown; a gradual unfolding process by which anything is developed, as a plan or method, or an ima…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Using 92% connected

of Use

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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