redeploy

American  

[ree-di-ploi] / ˌri dɪˈplɔɪ /

verb (used with object)

1. to transfer (a unit, a person, supplies, etc.) from one theater of operations to another.

2. to move or allocate to a different position, use, function, or the like; reassign.

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verb (used without object)

1. to execute a redeployment.

redeploy British  

/ ˌriːdɪˈplɔɪ /

verb

1. to assign new positions or tasks to (labour, troops, etc)

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Other Word Forms

• redeployment noun

Etymology

Origin of redeploy

First recorded in 1940–45; re- + deploy

Explanation

To redeploy is to send out again or reassign to a new location, the way an army at war redeploys soldiers to places where there's new fighting. A busy catering company might redeploy workers to a wedding reception that needs extra servers, and an aid agency could decide to redeploy additional doctors and nurses to a country that's suffered from earthquakes. To deploy is to move people, especially military troops. Add the "again" prefix, re-, and you're moving those troops to a new location or a new task.

Example Sentences

The White House did not respond to questions about whether any current plans exist to redeploy federalized troops to California cities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

But Washington is not seeking to redeploy active forces or reopen the large drone base it built in Agadez, Niger, where it had around 800 troops.

From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026

Artemis said the sale would allow it to "redeploy its resources to new value-creating sectors".

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

“It’s helping us make adjustments to the system to make the cleanest product possible and redeploy our people to where they’ll be most effective,” said Jonathan Murray, Murphy Road’s director of operations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

Because the harsh conditions in Iraq are wearing out equipment more quickly than anticipated, many units do not have fully functional equipment for training when they redeploy to the United States.

From The Iraq Study Group Report by Iraq Study Group (U.S.)