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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The proposal entails a ceasefire during which Israeli forces redeploy to the lines specified in the Witkoff proposal, while humanitarian aid flows intensively to meet the basic needs of the population in Gaza. Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025 Leon Goretzka could be redeployed in more advanced positions, too, and Kompany has previously used the versatile Raphael Guerreiro as an emergency attacking midfielder. Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025 The launch of an AI customer-service assistant reduced the workload by the equivalent of 700 full-time agents—from roughly 3,000 to 2,300—and the third-party providers redeployed those 700 workers to other clients, according to Klarna. Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2025 Rather than abandoning core capabilities, leaders will redeploy them toward sustainable feedstocks, circular business models, and high-value applications that align with rather than fight against regulatory trends. Trond Arne Undheim, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redeploy

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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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 28 Aug. 2025.

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