deploy

[ dih-ploi ]

/ dɪˈplɔɪ /

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verb (used with object)

Military. to spread out (troops) so as to form an extended front or line.

to arrange in a position of readiness, or to move strategically or appropriately: to deploy a battery of new missiles.

verb (used without object)

to spread out strategically or in an extended front or line.

to come into a position ready for use: The plane can't land unless the landing gear deploys.

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Origin of deploy

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

OTHER WORDS FROM deploy

de·ploy·a·ble, adjectivede·ploy·a·bil·i·ty

[dih-ploi-uh-bil-i-tee], /dɪˌplɔɪ əˈbɪl ɪ ti/, nounde·ploy·ment, noun

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How to use deploy in a sentence

After the booster has deployed its parachute, a helicopter will snag the parachute line before the rocket hits the ocean.
Rocket Lab has successfully recovered a booster for the first time|Neel Patel|November 20, 2020|MIT Technology Review
For example, T-Mobile’s average of 53 Mbps in Washington, where it has not deployed the faster type of 5G, was little faster than its 4G network.
There’s more 5G available in big cities. But which carrier is fastest?|Aaron Pressman|November 19, 2020|Fortune
By the time it was done investing, the first Vision Fund had deployed around $100 million every day of its existence, according to TechCrunch calculations.
How SoftBank’s Vision Fund turned losses into gold this summer|Alex Wilhelm|November 12, 2020|TechCrunch
He’s trying to expand his project to include people who were involved in the war but might not have deployed, like the real-life Rosie the Riveters who worked in munitions factories and shipyards.
One man’s urgent mission: Photographing World War II veterans before they’re gone|Jessica Contrera|November 11, 2020|Washington Post

After city officials saw a small uptick in cases, the NYC Test & Trace Corps deployed its mobile units and began robocalling residents.
New York’s block-by-block lockdowns are curbing covid-19. But residents aren’t pleased.|Ben Guarino|November 8, 2020|Washington Post

British Dictionary definitions for deploy

deploy

/ (dɪˈplɔɪ) /

verb mainly military

to adopt or cause to adopt a battle formation, esp from a narrow front formation

(tr) to redistribute (forces) to or within a given area

Derived forms of deploy

deployment, noun

Word Origin for deploy

C18: from French déployer, from Latin displicāre to unfold; see display

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