"take at advantage" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes at advantage [present, singular, third-person], taking at advantage [participle, present], took at advantage [past], taken at advantage [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> at advantage}} take at advantage (third-person singular simple present takes at advantage, present participle taking at advantage, simple past took at advantage, past participle taken at advantage)
  1. (transitive) To avail oneself of an (often unfair) opportunity against. Tags: transitive Related terms: take advantage of
    Sense id: en-take_at_advantage-en-verb-0rf2aD~h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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        "(transitive) To avail oneself of an (often unfair) opportunity against."
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