redeploy

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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

redeployment

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noun

re·​de·​ploy·​ment ¦rē-di-¦plȯi-mənt 

: a relocation or reassignment of men or equipment

redeployment of United States forces from western Europe to the Far East

—E. L. Erickson

large-scale redeployment of labor

—Thomas Balogh

the Soviet Union's mammoth redeployment of industry into the Ural Mountains

—Newsweek

Examples of redeploy in a Sentence

Verb

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

Verb

By the time the Berlin Wall fell, these sounds would be remixed, reimagined, and redeployed in dance clubs around the world. — Robert Rubsam, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

As the force gradually assumes responsibility for police patrols, Haitian police will be able to redeploy to support operations in Kenscoff, the international force said. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Its broader strategy is to develop nuclear systems that can be transported, installed, operated and redeployed, rather than built as permanent, site-specific projects. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

The Nvidia compute platform is fungible, and durable and can be redeployed to support other customers. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1945, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Rhymes for redeploy

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