Exploit
Play upon
Play upon verb - To control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means.
Usage example: played upon the customer's vanity to convince her to buy the expensive makeup kit
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Play upon and Exploit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exploit/play_upon
Exploit & Play upon. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/exploit/play_upon>.
Play upon or Exploit. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/exploit/play_upon.
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