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Exploitation vs Uptake - What's the difference?

exploitation | uptake |

As nouns the difference between exploitation and uptake

is that exploitation is the act of exploiting or utilizing while uptake is understanding, comprehension.

As a verb uptake is

(archaic) to take up, to lift.

exploitation

English

(wikipedia exploitation)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of exploiting or utilizing.

    • Related terms

    * exploit * exploitable

    uptake

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • understanding, comprehension
  • absorption, especially of food or nutrient by an organism
  • (dated) a chimney

    • Derived terms

    * quick or slow on the uptake

    Verb

  • (archaic) To take up, to lift.
  • *1590 , Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene , II.ii:
  • *:He hearkned to his reason, and the childe / Vptaking , to the Palmer gaue to beare [...].

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