Definition of DEPLOY

deploy

Plural: deploys

Verb

Verb Forms: deployed, deploying, deploys

  • To arrange or position strategically, often troops or resources.
  • place troops or weapons in battle formation
  • to distribute systematically or strategically
    • "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"
  • To prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use.
  • To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.
  • To install, test and implement a computer system or application.

Noun

  • Deployment.
  • Deployment.

Examples

  • "Deploy two units of infantry along the enemy's flank," the general ordered.
  • deploy some lifeguards on the beach
  • deploy the airbag
  • He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy.
  • She planned to DEPLOY her high-scoring tiles on triple word scores for maximum impact.
  • Teachers can deploy a wide range of resources in their classrooms.
  • the airbag will deploy on collision
  • The process for the deployment scenario includes: building a master installation of the operating system, creating its image and deploying the image onto a destination computer.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French déployer (“to unroll, unfold”), from Old French desploiier, itself from des- + ploiier, or possibly from Late Latin displicāre (“to unfold, display”), from Latin dis- (“apart”) + plicare (“to fold”). Doublet of display.

Scrabble Score: 12

deploy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
deploy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deploy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

deploy: valid Words With Friends Word