verb
deploy
dih-PLOY
verb
1
To move troops or equipment into position for military action.
"The army deployed additional troops along the border."
"Peacekeeping forces were deployed to the region within days."
2
To put a plan, resource, or piece of software into effective use.
"The company deployed a new customer service strategy this quarter."
"The team deployed the update to all users overnight."
How to Use Deploy
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo move something into position and ready for use, whether troops, resources, or software.
Common pairings
deploy troops
deploy resources
deploy an update
Word Forms
deployed past tense, deploys plural, deploys singular
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Etymology
From French déployer ("to unroll, unfold"), from Old French desploiier, ultimately related to Latin displicare ("to unfold, scatter") — a doublet of "display."