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Definition of deploy

deploy

/dɪˈplɔɪ/
de · ploy
Adjective:deployable
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Past Simple:deployed
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Past Participle:deployed
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Present Participle:deploying
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• verb

1

To bring into effective action or utilize strategically (of resources, arguments, or capabilities).

Example

"The organization plans to deploy its new financial resources to support community education programs."

2

To move or arrange personnel, equipment, or emergency responders into position for a specific task or operation.

Example

"Emergency management officials decided to deploy search-and-rescue teams across the flooded valley."

3

To install, configure, and put a software application, update, or computer system into active operation.

Example

"The engineering team will deploy the updated web application to the production servers tonight."

4

To open up, unfold, or spread out for use (especially of a mechanical device such as a parachute, airbag, or solar panel).

Example

"Once the spacecraft reached orbit, it began to deploy its solar arrays to generate power."

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• Rhymes for deploy

• Nearby Words

deplorable
deplorably
deplore
deploy
deployable
deployer
deployment

Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed in the late 18th century from French 'déployer' ('to unfold or unroll'), from Old French 'desploier', ultimately from Latin 'displicare' ('to scatter or unfold'). It is a doublet of 'display', which entered English earlier via Anglo-Norman.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Deploy. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/deploy
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