Main Entry: de·ploy

Pronunciation: \di-ˈplȯi\

Function: verb

Etymology: French déployer, literally, to unfold, from Old French desploier, from des- dis- + ploier, plier to fold — more at ply

Date: 1616

transitive verb 1 a : to extend (a military unit) especially in width b : to place in battle formation or appropriate positions
2 : to spread out, utilize, or arrange for a deliberate purpose <deploy a sales force> <deploy a parachute>intransitive verb : to move, spread out, or function while being deployed <the troops deployed along the front> <the parachute failed to deploy>

— de·ploy·able \-ə-bəl\ adjective

— de·ploy·ment \-mənt\ noun