exfiltrate

[ eks-fil-treyt, eks-fil-treyt ]

verb (used without object)

, ex·fil·trat·ed, ex·fil·trat·ing.

1. to escape furtively from an area under enemy control.

verb (used with object)

, ex·fil·trat·ed, ex·fil·trat·ing.

1. to smuggle (military personnel) out of an area under enemy control.

Other Words From

• exfil·tration noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exfiltrate¹

First recorded in 1965–70; ex- ¹ + (in)filtrate

Example Sentences

FragAttacks allow data to be injected into Wi-Fi traffic, but they don’t make it possible to exfiltrate anything out.

From Ars Technica

Gravity envisions the jet suit being able “to provide extremely rapid access to any part of the target vessel, instantly freeing up hands to bear a weapon, and even retaining the capability to relocate on target or self-exfiltrate.”

From Singularity Hub 

Once installed by the user, the app hides and stealthily exfiltrates data from the victim’s device to the operator’s servers.

From TechCrunch

Furthermore, according to Troia, the USB ports of all government employee devices should be disabled, a rule put into effect after Edward Snowden was able to exfiltrate sensitive government documents via a USB key.

From Fortune

I can infiltrate and exfiltrate any room on this campus, D. You've seen me do it.

From Project Gutenberg

Now, to exfiltrate the campus in perfect anonymity and make our escape.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• depart
• disengage
• drop out
• eliminate
• go
• leave
• pull back
• pull out
• quit
• retire
• retreat