Expend and Exploit

Expend

Expend verb - To hand over or use up in payment.

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

Exploit

Exploit verb - To take unfair advantage of.

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

Common collocations

talent expend talent exploit talent
power expend power exploit power
point expend point exploit point
resources expend resources exploit resources
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