| VERB | motion | exfiltrate | transfer secretly out of an area under enemy control |
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| motion | exfiltrate | escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control |
| Meaning | Transfer secretly out of an area under enemy control. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "the military commander was exfiltrated on a French plane" | |
| Broader | remove, transfer | shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes |
| Meaning | Escape furtively, as from an area under enemy control. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Broader | escape, get away, break loose | run away from confinement |
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