redeployed; redeploying; redeploys

transitive verb

: to transfer from one area or activity to another

intransitive verb

: to relocate personnel or equipment

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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Jurin is now restoring the group’s full 600-person build capacity, while the paperwork team shrinks from 300 to 15—a 90%-plus cut, the rest redeployed. Jurin Ai Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 When fuel prices rise, demand shifts geographically, labor markets tighten, or a shipping lane becomes less attractive, those physical assets can’t be redeployed overnight. Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026 Local health officials say security has since stabilized and are urging partners to return, with Africa CDC saying teams could redeploy as soon as next week. ABC News, 30 July 2026 Advertisement Wildfires in France have also disrupted the Tour de France, as organizers shortened its final stage from 133 km to 89 km so security personnel can be redeployed to affected areas. Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 27 July 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 20 Aug. 2026.

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