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

/ dɪˈplɔɪ /

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

Derived Forms

• deˈployment, noun

Other Words From

• de·ploy·a·ble adjective
• de·ploy·a·bil·i·ty [dih-ploi-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
• de·ploy·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of deploy¹

First recorded in 1470–80; from French déployer, equivalent to dé- prefix with negative force + ployer “to fold”; dis- ¹, ploy

Word History and Origins

Origin of deploy¹

C18: from French déployer, from Latin displicāre to unfold; see display

Example Sentences

In his first term, Trump threatened to deploy the U.S. military and National Guard in response to the Black Lives Protests across the country.

From Salon

On Monday, a statement said "normal practice is for the safety car not to be deployed if there is a small amount of debris, and off the racing line".

From BBC

Turkey is a big player, controlling borderlands where it has deployed its own regular troops as well as the militias it sponsors.

From BBC

Riot police have been deployed around the country's parliament, the focal point of the ongoing protests, which have have seen police deploy water cannon and tear gas in recent days.

From BBC

On Sunday, there is no way to anticipate exactly how the New Orleans Saints will deploy Taysom Hill.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• expand
• open
• set up
• use