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deploy

[ dih-ploi ]

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.



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

/ ɪˈɔɪ /

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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDz⳾Գ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Dz·· adjective
  • ·Dz····ٲ [dih-ploi-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
  • ·Dz·Գ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deploy1

First recorded in 1470–80; from French éDz, equivalent to é- prefix with negative force + ployer “to fold”; dis- 1, ploy
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deploy1

C18: from French éDz, from Latin to unfold; see display
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One key concern about the 2026 rules is that it will be difficult for cars to recover sufficient energy from the rear axle to deploy the permitted maximum amount of electrical power through a lap.

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There is no apparent objection to a European "reassurance force" deploying to western Ukraine after any ceasefire to deter future Russian aggression.

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Some 500,000 Indian soldiers are permanently deployed in the territory.

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They were deployed to the war zone at Ukraine's request to monitor the security situation including any ceasefire violations, but they did not explicitly say who committed them.

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The lion has not been found but KWS said it had set a trap and deployed search teams to look for the animal.

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