redeploy

verb

re·​de·​ploy ˌrē-di-ˈplȯi How to pronounce redeploy (audio)
redeployed; redeploying; redeploys

transitive verb

: to transfer from one area or activity to another

intransitive verb

: to relocate personnel or equipment
redeployment noun

Examples of redeploy in a Sentence

The soldiers were redeployed to the country's capital. Most units will redeploy to their home bases. They redeployed their assets into mutual funds.
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Rebalancing and harvesting losses Investors with a heavy concentration in a certain stock that's seen a sharp decline may be able to sell down some of their holdings at a lower tax cost and redeploy the proceeds elsewhere. Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026 Other significant changes that could help drive down costs are the department’s plan to redraw its coverage areas from 16 to 12 districts — which could also cut into response times and provide better service — and its plans to redeploy officers from several units. Devan Patel, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026 The robot will vacuum oil from the water’s surface, return to its base station to discharge the collected oil, and then redeploy to the spill site. Ben Coxworth march 10, New Atlas, 10 Mar. 2026 Kang Hoon-sik, chief of staff to South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, declined to comment last week on local media reports that the Patriot missile interceptors were being redeployed in the Middle East. Yarden Segev, NBC news, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for redeploy

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of redeploy was in 1945

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“Redeploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redeploy. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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