exfiltrate
[ eks-fil-treyt, eks-fil-treyt ]
verb (used without object),ex·fil·trat·ed, ex·fil·trat·ing.
to escape furtively from an area under enemy control.
verb (used with object),ex·fil·trat·ed, ex·fil·trat·ing.
to smuggle (military personnel) out of an area under enemy control.
Origin of exfiltrate
1First recorded in 1965–70; ex-1 + (in)filtrate
Other words from exfiltrate
- ex·fil·tra·tion, noun
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