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

This year, Tesla received at least $2.8 million from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation through a federally funded program to deploy EV charging stations.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump has repeatedly vowed to go after anybody who opposes his administration’s political beliefs and has even suggested that he would deploy the military on "radical left lunatics."

From Salon

Miller has said that a Trump administration could deploy the U.S. military and National Guard troops to assist in deporting immigrants, setting the stage for showdowns between the federal government and local jurisdictions that bill themselves as sanctuary cities and states.

From Los Angeles Times

Trump’s California-born advisor says he would deploy troops to blue states to seize undocumented immigrants, send them to camps, then expel them.

From Los Angeles Times

The grant is part of a larger $3-billion initiative to deploy zero-emission equipment at the nation’s ports, which are significant sources of pollution.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• expand
• open
• set up
• use