exfiltrate
Use Exfiltrate in a sentence
treɪt, ˈɛks verb (used without object)
1.
to escape furtively from an area under enemy control.
verb (used with object)
2.
to smuggle (military personnel) out of an area under enemy control.
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| Main Entry: | exfiltrate |
| Part of Speech: | v |
| Definition: | to withdraw troops surreptitiously, esp. from a dangerous position |
| Etymology: | opposite of infiltrate, back formation of exfiltration 'filtering out' |
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Exfiltrate
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is skedaddle. Does it mean:
| to run away hurriedly; flee. |
| to expurgate (a written work) by removing or modifying passages considered vulgar or objectionable. |
Example sentences
In badly corroded lines the sewage or wastes can exfiltrate, contaminating groundwater.
The water in the wetlands is allowed to infiltrate and the groundwater is allowed to exfiltrate into the wetland.
The infiltration capacity of the subgrade determines how much water can exfiltrate from the aggregate into the surrounding soils.
Pitting is highly localized corrosion causing perforations large enough to infiltrate or exfiltrate water.
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