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espleite — espleit(e, esploit(e obs. ff. of exploit … Useful english dictionary
esploit — espleit(e, esploit(e obs. ff. of exploit … Useful english dictionary
esploite — espleit(e, esploit(e obs. ff. of exploit … Useful english dictionary
exploit — [ ɛksplwa ] n. m. • XIVe; espleit 1080; lat. explicitum, de explicare « accomplir » 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Action d éclat accomplie à la guerre. ⇒ 2. fait (fait d armes; haut fait), geste. Glorieux, brillant exploit. « les départements bretons,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
exploit — exploit1 /ek sployt, ik sployt /, n. a striking or notable deed; feat; spirited or heroic act: the exploits of Alexander the Great. [1350 1400; ME exploit, espleit < OF exploit, AF espleit < L explicitum, neut. of explicitus (ptp.). See EXPLICIT] … Universalium
exploit — (èk sploi ; le t se lie : un èk sploi t éclatant ; au pluriel, l s se lie : des èk sploi z éclatants) s. m. 1° Chose accomplie en guerre, action d éclat. • Les plus rares exploits que vous ayez pu faire, CORN. Nicom. II, 3. • Seigneur, pour … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
exploit — I ex•ploit [[t]ˈɛk splɔɪt, ɪkˈsplɔɪt[/t]] n. a striking or notable deed; feat • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME exploit, espleit < OF exploit, AF espleit < L explicitum, neut. of explicitus (ptp.). See explicit II ex•ploit [[t]ɪkˈsplɔɪt[/t]] v. t … From formal English to slang
Esplees — Es*plees , n. pl. [LL. expletia, OF. espleit. Cf. {Exploit}.] (Old Eng. Law) The full profits or products which ground or land yields, as the hay of the meadows, the feed of the pasture, the grain of arable fields, the rents, services, and the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Exploit — Ex*ploit , n. [OE. esploit success, OF. esploit, espleit,revenue, product, vigor, force, exploit, F. exploit exploit, fr. L. explicitum, prop. p. p. neut. of explicare to unfold, display, exhibit; ex + plicare to fold. See {Ply}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exploit — I. noun Etymology: Middle English espleit, expleit, exploit furtherance, outcome, from Anglo French, from Latin explicitum, neuter of explicitus, past participle Date: circa 1538 deed, act; especially a notable or heroic act Synonyms: see feat II … New Collegiate Dictionary
