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deploy

[dih-ploi]

verb (used with object)

  1. Military.to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.

  2. to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately.

    to deploy a battery of new missiles.



verb (used without object)

  1. to spread out strategically or in an extended front or line.

  2. to come into a position ready for use.

    The plane can't land unless the landing gear deploys.

deploy

/ ɪˈɔɪ /

verb

  1. to adopt or cause to adopt a battle formation, esp from a narrow front formation

  2. (tr) to redistribute (forces) to or within a given area

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • deployable adjective
  • deployability noun
  • deployment noun
  • ˈDz⳾Գ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deploy1

First recorded in 1470–80; from French éDz, equivalent to é- prefix with negative force + ployer “to fold”; dis- 1, ploy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deploy1

C18: from French éDz, from Latin to unfold; see display
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"It will also improve safety by minimizing human exposure to hazardous environments by deploying robots for inspection and monitoring."

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She accused the president of upending the lives of hard-working people and their families, sending people underground and fanning the flames of protest by deploying troops.

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Some experts saw an uneasy juxtaposition between US soldiers marching through the capital while troops had been deployed by the president to deal with protests in LA.

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Police officers, she said, had been deployed “strategically” and would continue to operate under a unified command with the California Highway Patrol, the Sheriff’s Department and Los Angeles Fire Department.

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The UK last announced it had deployed jets to the region last year, when the government said British aircraft had been playing a role in preventing escalation.

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