deploy
verb
de·ploy
| \ di-ˈplȯi
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deployed;
deploying;
deploys
Definition of deploy
1a
: to extend (a military unit) especially in width
b
: to place in battle formation or appropriate positions
deploying troops to the region
2
: to spread out, utilize, or arrange for a deliberate purpose
deploy a sales force deploy a parachute
: to move, spread out, or function while being deployed
the troops deployed along the front the parachute failed to deploy
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Other Words from deploy
deployable
\ di-ˈplȯi-ə-bəl
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adjective
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adjective
Examples of deploy in a Sentence
The troops were deployed for battle.
They plan to deploy more American soldiers over the next six months.
Two scientists were deployed to study the problem.
Both campaigns are deploying volunteers to the cities to encourage people to vote.
Equipment and supplies have been deployed across the country.
He deploys several arguments to prove his point.
Wait several seconds before deploying the parachute.
The boat's sails were not fully deployed.
The parachute failed to deploy properly.
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To counter, defenses have adapted by deploying slot corners like King, who performs his responsibilities as well as, if not better than, his peers. — Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times, "N.F.L.’s Aerial Focus Changes Positions Off the Ball, Too," 5 Sep. 2019 As Hurricane Dorian was battering the Bahamas on its slow march toward Florida, rescuers from agencies across the Orlando area were preparing to deploy if needed. — Jeff Weiner, orlandosentinel.com, "Hurricane Dorian: Central Florida search and rescue task force readies for deployment," 2 Sep. 2019 In 1983, Ride boarded the Space Shuttle Challenger for a six-day space mission as a specialist using the shuttle’s robotic arm to deploy communications satellites, CNN reported. — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, "Barbie Honors Rosa Parks and Sally Ride with New Dolls: They Made the 'World a Better Place'," 26 Aug. 2019 The other three companies, all of which expect to deploy scooters this week: Lime, based in San Francisco, now has scooters in more than 80 cities, including Cincinnati and Columbus. — Robert Higgs, cleveland.com, "Riders give electric scooters a try as Bird returns to downtown Cleveland; other vendors expected this week," 26 Aug. 2019 There are other ethical questions in deploying Pegasus. — Correspondent Lesley Stahl, CBS News, "CEO of Israeli spyware-maker NSO on fighting terror, Khashoggi murder, and Saudi Arabia," 18 Aug. 2019 These protests became violent in mid-June, when police responded to a relatively peaceful, if large, lunchtime protest by deploying tear gas and shooting rubber bullets into the crowd. — Allegra Frank, Vox, "How the Hong Kong protests created the #BoycottMulan campaign," 16 Aug. 2019 But Sleater-Kinney’s best music inspires obsession and abandon by deploying a logic that’s shared between only the band members. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "Sleater-Kinney Lost Its Chaos Before It Lost Its Drummer," 16 Aug. 2019 In that case, as at several pivotal points throughout his life, Epstein avoided the law by deploying some of the nation's most famous lawyers and leaning on friendships with powerful figures in politics, business and academia. — Author: Marc Fisher, Jonathan O'connell, Anchorage Daily News, "For 30 years, prosecutors and victims tried to hold Jeffrey Epstein to account. At every turn, he slipped away.," 10 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'deploy.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for deploy
deploy
verb
English Language Learners Definition of deploy
: to organize and send out (people or things) to be used for a particular purpose
: to open up and spread out the parts of (something, such as a parachute)
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