exfiltratev.
/ˈɛksfɪltreɪt/, U.S. /ɛksˈfɪlˌtreɪt/ Military (originally U.S.).
transitive and intransitive. To withdraw (troops, spies, etc.) from a dangerous position, usually surreptitiously. Opposed to infiltrate v. 4.
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society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [verb (intransitive)] > retreat
withdraw1297
recoilc1330
faila1400
rere?a1400
give way1413
ruse?a1425
retreata1460
to leave place1487
wandis1487
settle1513
retire1533
retrace1539
dismarch1596
to come off1600
to fall back1602
retraicta1604
give grounda1616
recline1789
exfiltrate1980
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > go away [verb (intransitive)] > go away quietly or stealthily > specifically of spies or troops
exfiltrate1980
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going away > causing to go away > command to go away [verb (transitive)] > move (troops or spies) away surreptitiously
exfiltrate1980
society > armed hostility > military operations > manoeuvre > [verb (transitive)] > retreat to > withdraw (troops)
retire1548
exfiltrate1980
1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 1 May 4/4 US special forces agents who infiltrated Iran to prepare and assist in the later phases of the actual rescue in Tehran reportedly have all been ‘exfiltrated’ safely from Iran.
1985 Summary of World Broadcasts Pt. 4: Middle East, Afr. & Latin Amer. (B.B.C.) 30 May ME/7964/B/1 For each tank, two mines will be placed..then the two teams will exfiltrate again and they will meet up with the third team that is outside.
1986 N.Y. Times 14 Feb. a10/4 The rebels have been ‘exfiltrating from Nicaragua back into Honduras in large numbers’.
1991 ‘J. le Carré’ Secret Pilgrim iv. 101 We can't exfiltrate thirty agents. We'd start a war.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1993; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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