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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This transition comes with heavy investment: Microsoft is pouring $80 billion into AI infrastructure this fiscal year, redeploying capital and, crucially, shifting a portion of the workforce to make room for these new bets. Chris Morris, Fortune, 24 July 2025 Two of the six Arleigh Burke destroyers that the U.S. Navy has sent to Europe since the start of the war in Ukraine should be redeployed to the Indo-Pacific, where the need is greater. Christopher S. Chivvis, Foreign Affairs, 23 July 2025 Behind the scenes, lenders can then redeploy staff from rote data entry roles to resolution and customer education roles. Abhinav Asthana, Forbes.com, 18 July 2025 What To Know Members of the Trump administration have proposed redeploying some 4,500 troops from South Korea to U.S. bases in the Indo-Pacific region, such as in Guam, the WSJ reported, citing two Pentagon officials familiar with the discussions. Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025 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 19 Aug. 2025.

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