take_advantage as in draw advantages from

• "he is capitalizing on her mistake"
• "she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover"

Synonyms

• capitalizedraw advantages from; supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders ; write in capital letters ; compute the present value of a business or an income ; consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses ; convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
• capitalisesupply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders ; draw advantages from; write in capital letters ; compute the present value of a business or an income ; consider expenditures as capital assets rather than expenses ; convert (a company's reserve funds) into capital
• take advantagedraw advantages from; make excessive use of

take_advantage as in make excessive use of

• "You are taking advantage of my good will!"
• "She is trespassing upon my privacy"

Synonyms

• trespassa wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages ; entry to another's property without right or permission ; enter unlawfully on someone's property; make excessive use of; break the law ; commit a sin; pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
• take advantagedraw advantages from; make excessive use of