deploy

American  

[dih-ploi] / dɪˈplɔɪ /

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.

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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 British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• deployability noun
• deployable adjective
• deployment noun

Etymology

Origin of deploy

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

Example Sentences

Unlike deploying traditional software where you launch it and people just use it, AI is more complicated to roll out.

From The Wall Street Journal

She sings from the perspective of someone who lives deeply inside her own mind; other characters are mostly deployed to reveal something about the narrator of her stories.

From The Wall Street Journal

Officials said on Monday that the Pentagon has been given no orders to deploy either of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

The parent auto group plans to deploy Atlas humanoid robots of Boston Dynamics at manufacturing plants starting 2028 and aims to produce 30,000 Atlas units a year globally.

From The Wall Street Journal

More than 3,000 people marched in Lyon on Saturday in tribute to Deranque, with authorities deploying heavy security for fear of further clashes.

From Barron's

Related Words

• expand
• open
• set up
• use