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deploy

Pronunciation: /dɪˈplɔɪ/

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Definition of deploy

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
deployment

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