redeploy

verb

re·​de·​ploy ˌrē-di-ˈplȯi 

redeployed; redeploying; redeploys

transitive verb

: to transfer from one area or activity to another

intransitive verb

: to relocate personnel or equipment

redeployment

ˌrē-di-ˈplȯi-mənt 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

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

South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun reportedly ​said on ​Friday that Washington was in talks with Seoul over redeploying Patriot air defense batteries in South Korea for use in the conflict in the Middle East. —Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 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

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for redeploy

• corduroy
• fauntleroy
• iroquois
• ahoy
• alloy
• annoy
• carboy
• convoy
• cowboy
• decoy
• deploy
• destroy