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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 51Թ Forms

  • ·Dz·· adjective
  • ·Dz····ٲ [dih-ploi-, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], noun
  • ·Dz·Գ noun
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51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deploy1

C18: from French éDz, from Latin to unfold; see display
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The deputies then deployed their tasers on him several times, according to the family’s lawsuit.

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One way around the PCA is the Insurrection Act, which allows the president to deploy troops to quell civil unrest or enforce the law in a crisis.

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Zoox will deploy a small number of retrofitted Toyota Highlander test vehicles in Los Angeles, all with human safety drivers, the company said.

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And once troops are deployed, it will not be easy to get them off the streets in any place that the president thinks is threatened by “radical left lunatics.”

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But the utterly original Patti Smith — deploying the same savage bravery, stirring creativity and groundbreaking voice that made her iconic album “Horses” so unique — writes one of the best versions yet.

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