deploy

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈplɔɪ/

verb

[with object]
  • 1move (troops) into position for military action: forces were deployed at strategic locations
  • [no object] (of troops) move into position for military action: the air force began to deploy forward
  • 2bring into effective action: small states can often deploy resources more freely

Derivatives

deployable

adjective

deployment

noun

Origin:

late 18th century: from French déployer, from Latin displicare and late Latin deplicare 'unfold or explain', from dis-, de- 'un-' + plicare 'to fold'. Compare with display