English Dictionary
Definition of “deploy”
deploy (dɪˈplɔɪ
)
Definitions
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
Alternative Forms
deˈployment noun Word Origin
C18: from French déployer, from Latin displicāre to unfold; see display
Synonyms
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use,
station,
set up,
position,
arrange,
set out,
dispose,
utilize,
spread out,
distribute,
Usage examples
And with that assumption went the notions that a Farseer had the wisdom to deploy such a magic within the world.
Robin Hobb, THE GOLDEN FOOL: Book Two of the Tawny Man (2002)At your end, deploy tongue in a teasing manner, encircling the target zone.
Maxim (2004)At one point, the dossier said "the Iraqi military may be able to deploy chemical weapons at 45 minutes ' notice.
Globe and Mail (2003)Following the articles on the Romanians, police had to deploy extra officers to give them protection.
Independent (1998)Here we want to deploy a limited amount of capital to give the highest expected return for a given standard deviation.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers, Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
