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ploi
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de·ploy
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dɪˈplɔɪ
/
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dih-
ploi
]
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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)
3.
to spread out strategically or in an extended front or line.
4.
to come into a position ready for use:
the plane can't land unless the landing gear deploys.
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Origin:
1470–80;
<
French
déployer,
equivalent to
dé-
dis-
1
+
ployer
to fold;
see
ploy
Related forms
de·ploy·a·ble,
adjective
de·ploy·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
de·ploy·ment,
noun
coun·ter·de·ploy·ment,
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deploy
(dɪˈplɔɪ)
—
vb
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
[C18: from French
déployer,
from Latin
displicāre
to unfold; see
display
]
de'ployment
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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deploy
1786 as a military word, from Fr. déployer "unroll, unfold," from O.Fr. desployer "unfold," from L. displicare "unfold, scatter," from dis- + plicare "to fold" see
ply
(v.)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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