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

We are now in a moment where the only tools we seem capable of deploying in defense are the very ones that created the problem in the first place.

From Salon

Government agencies and state-owned companies are also serving as early adopters, buying up humanoids and deploying them in museums, at events and on the street as robocops performing traffic control.

From The Wall Street Journal

Smith-Njigba has given opposing defensive coaches nightmares all season as he can be deployed anywhere -- his explosive runs come from out wide, in the slot, or even the backfield.

From Barron's

ITV flagged to viewers that the adverts would be deployed,, external explaining that "advertising is a key means of compensating for this spending."

From BBC

“Only a few will be able to successfully deploy the proper technology required to offer safe rides to consumers,” they say.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• expand
• open
• set up
• use