Contrive and Exploit

Contrive

Contrive verb - To create or think of by clever use of the imagination.

Exploit and contrive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exploit" instead a verb "Contrive".

Nearby Words: contrivance, contriving, contriver

Exploit

Exploit verb - To control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means.
Usage example: a politician more than willing to exploit any national tragedy for political gain

Contrive and exploit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Contrive" instead a verb "Exploit".

Common collocations

love contrive love exploit love
situation contrive situation exploit situation
way contrive way exploit way
times contrive times exploit times
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