EXFILTRATE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does exfiltrate mean? 

• EXFILTRATE (verb)
  The verb EXFILTRATE has 2 senses:

1. transfer secretly out of an area under enemy control

2. escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control

  Familiarity information: EXFILTRATE used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EXFILTRATE (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Transfer secretly out of an area under enemy control

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Context example:

the military commander was exfiltrated on a French plane

Hypernyms (to "exfiltrate" is one way to...):

remove; transfer (shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "exfiltrate" is one way to...):

break loose; escape; get away (run away from confinement)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s