[dɪˈplɔɪ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move (troops or equipment) into position for military action
(e.g: forces were deployed at strategic locations)

- bring into effective action
(e.g: small states can often deploy resources more freely)


Phrases:

Origin:
late 18th century: from French déployer, from Latin displicare and late Latin deplicare ‘unfold or explain’, from dis-, de- ‘un-’ + plicare ‘to fold’. Compare with display