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Definition of Deploy
1. Verb. Place troops or weapons in battle formation.
2. Verb. To distribute systematically or strategically. "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"
Definition of Deploy
1. v. t. & i. To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; -- the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle.
2. n. The act of deploying; a spreading out of a body of men in order to extend their front.
Definition of Deploy
1. Verb. (transitive) To prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use. ¹
3. Verb. (computing) to install, test and implement a computer system or application. ¹
4. Noun. (military dated) deployment ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deploy
1. to position troops for battle [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Deploy
1. To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle. Origin: F. Deployer; pref. De = des (L. Dis) + ployer, equiv. To plier to fold, fr. L. Plicare. See Ply, and cf. Display. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)