Meaning of exploit (verb)

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hello,

An uncountable word has been wrongly treated as a countable one in the sentential example. The noun word “potential” is uncountable according to oxfordadvancedlearnersdictio … /potential and
dictionary.cambridge.org/diction … otential_2. Could you please look into this matter?

Here is an excerpt from Test # TOEFL/M1-(english-test.net/toefl/vocab … l-test.php):

Meaning of exploit (verb)
to use for one’s selfish purpose

Example

There is a superficial choice between abandoning many DRAs or in making new investments to exploit their potentials.

english-test.net/toefl/vocab … php#myriad

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Bhikkhu1991a.