deployde‧ploy /dɪˈplɔɪ/ ●○○ verb 
NATO’s decision to deploy cruise missiles2[transitive] formal to use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments etc: a job in which a variety of professional skills will be deployed—deployment noun [countable, uncountable]
WORD ORIGINdeploy
Origin:
1400-1500 French déployer, from Latin displicare ‘to scatter’VERB TABLE
deploy
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | deploy |
| he, she, it | deploys | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | deployed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have deployed |
| he, she, it | has deployed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had deployed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will deploy |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have deployed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am deploying |
| he, she, it | is deploying | |
| you, we, they | are deploying | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was deploying |
| you, we, they | were deploying | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been deploying |
| he, she, it | has been deploying | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been deploying |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be deploying |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been deploying |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Air bags are only deployed when the car is struck from the front.
- Senior Marine Corps officers were preparing to deploy to the Gulf.
- UN troops were deployed to keep the peace.
- Evelyn Y.. Gregory, when word came that she was being deployed to Bosnia.
- However, many staff deployed in the latter way encountered problems in working with colleagues.
- I was informed that buses from Livingston depot were deployed to operate journeys starting from Balerno.
- In the aerospace and motor industry contexts, composites use different components but deploy them to similar ends.
- It would take until 2007 to deploy 50 interceptors-about half the number the Clinton administration originally planned for that date.
- Johnson has deployed two fearsome weapons: her connections and her charm.
- Months earlier, the carrier Eisenhower, based in Norfolk, Va., deployed with female crew members and aviators.
- The exercise is designed to test techniques for deploying large but lightweight inflatable structures.
WORD SETS
action stations, nounaide-de-camp, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft carrier, nounairlift, nounallied, adjectivearmour, nounarms control, nounarms race, nounarray, verbassault course, nounAWOL, adjectivebalance of power, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbase, nounbattle, nounbattle, verbbattle cry, nounbattlefield, nounbattlements, nounbeachhead, nounbivouac, nounblackout, nounblast, verbblitz, nounblockade, nounblockade, verbblockhouse, nounbloodshed, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounbomb, verbbombard, verbbombardment, nounbomb disposal, nounboot camp, nounbowman, nounbreastplate, nounbridgehead, nounbunker, nouncall-up, nouncannonade, nouncapability, nouncaptain, nouncapture, nouncarrier, nouncashier, verbcenotaph, nounchief of staff, nouncitation, nouncivil defence, nounC.O., nouncommand, nouncommand, verbcommandant, nouncommander, nouncommander in chief, nouncommand post, nouncommissariat, nouncommissary, nouncommission, nouncommissioned officer, nounconquer, verbconquest, nounconscientious objector, nounconscript, verbconscript, nounconscription, nounconvoy, verbcookhouse, nounCorp., corporal, nouncorps, nouncounterinsurgency, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountermand, verbcounter-revolution, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbcross, noundawn raid, noundeath camp, noundemilitarize, verbdemobilize, verbdeploy, verbdetonate, verbdisarm, verbdisarmament, noundispatch, noundraft board, noundraft card, noundraft dodger, noundraftee, noundress uniform, noundrum major, noundump, nounechelon, nounencamp, verbenemy, nounengage, verbengagement, nounenlist, verbenlisted, adjectiveexchange, nounex-serviceman, nounex-servicewoman, nounfield, verbfirst lieutenant, nounfirst strike, nounflak jacket, nounflash, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoxhole, nounFPO, front, noungas mask, noungeneral headquarters, nounGHQ, nounguardhouse, nounheadquarters, nounhigh command, nounHQ, nounincursion, nounindefensible, adjectiveinsignia, nouninstallation, nouninsubordination, nounintelligence, nouninternment, nouninvade, verbinvader, nouninvasion, nounkit bag, nounKP, nounlieutenant, nounline, nounMaj., major, nounmajor general, nounman, nounmarch, verbmarch, nounmarch-past, nounmarshal, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmess, nounmess, verbmilitarism, nounmilitarized, adjectiveMilitary Academy, nounMilitary Cross, nounmilitary service, nounmilitia, nounmilitiaman, nounminuteman, nounmission, nounMP, nounmutineer, nounmutinous, adjectivemutiny, nounnational service, nounNATO, nounNCO, nounno-man's-land, nounnon-aggression, nounnon-aligned, adjectivenon-combatant, nounobjective, nounobservation post, nounoccupation, nounoccupy, verboffence, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffensive, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounorderly, nounoutflank, verboutpost, nounoverthrow, verboverwhelm, verbpact, nounpadre, nounparade, nounparamilitary, adjectiveparapet, nounpartisan, nounpassword, nounpatrol, nounperilous, adjectiveperiscope, nounpillbox, nounpincer movement, nounpost, verbPOW, nounpre-war, adjectiveprisoner, nounprisoner of war, nounPurple Heart, nounpush, nounputsch, nounPX, nounquarter, verbquartermaster, nounquell, verbR & R, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrebellion, nounrecapture, verbreconnaissance, nounreconnoitre, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounreinforce, verbrelieve, verbRemembrance Day, nounrepel, verbrequisition, verbretake, verbretire, verbretreat, verbretreat, nounreview, nounreview, verbribbon, nounsabre-rattling, nounsally, nounsalute, verbsalute, nounsalvo, nounsamurai, nounscorched earth policy, nounscout, nounscout, verbscramble, verbsecond lieutenant, nounsentinel, nounsentry, nounsentry box, nounsergeant, nounsergeant major, nounserviceman, nounservicewoman, nounSgt., shell, verbshelling, nounsiege, nounskirmish, nounstaff officer, nounstaging area, nounstandard-issue, adjectivestar, nounstation, nounstation, verbstrategic, adjectivestrategist, nounstrategy, nounstripe, nounstronghold, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsurgical strike, nounsurrender, verbsurrender, nountactical, adjectivetarget, nountarget, verbtask force, nountattoo, nountheatre, nountrench warfare, nountripwire, nountruce, nounturret, noununarmed, adjectiveunoccupied, adjectivevalour, nounveteran, nounvolunteer, nounvolunteer, verbwar chest, nounwar crime, nounwar cry, nounwar dance, nounwar effort, nounwarfare, nounwarhorse, nounwarlike, adjectivewarlord, nounwar memorial, nounwarmonger, nounwarrant officer, nounwarring, adjectivewarrior, nounwar-torn, adjectivewar widow, nounwar zone, nounwounded, adjectivezero hour, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY NATO’s decision to deploy cruise missilesCOLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[intransitive, transitive] to organize or move soldiers, military equipment etc so that they are in the right place and ready to be useddeploy forces/troops/weapons etc NATO’s decision to deploy cruise missiles (=send them to a place where they could do something)· Should more troops be deployed?
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· However, as I have indicated, Mr. Collins deployed two further arguments.
· Moreover, they were forced to deploy an army for both attack and defense.
· The security forces have deployed more undercover Special Branch and Military Intelligence staff in notorious paramilitary stomping grounds.
· There was a pause in which Bandeira visibly deployed his forces.
· Unlike the United States, Britain had no large sparsely-populated desert areas in which to deploy strategic missiles.· Either side could then deploy defenses against missiles.
· Sir John approved Mr Todd's plans to deploy the tasers as soon as pos sible.
· The decree gives President Hugo Banzer special powers to deploy police and the military for 90 days.
· None the less, they are not always willing or able to deploy this skill.· But he felt that students would not be able to deploy these skills without the scaffolding of data.· But it has other weapons which it deploys with some skill.· Career advancement and annual bonuses depended more on developing and deploying strategy skills than change management skills.
· For certain technologies, notably strategic defence against nuclear weapons, researching makes more sense than deploying a half-baked system.
· I shall address the second point: whether we could deploy naval units in that form of action.
· So the United States has no deployed chemical weapons today and will have none in the future.· The president deployed the weapon with which he has calmed past discontents, saying he would announce his heir-apparent.· They tell us that we should not manufacture and deploy nuclear weapons.
NATO’s decision to deploy cruise missiles2[transitive] formal to use something for a particular purpose, especially ideas, arguments etc: a job in which a variety of professional skills will be deployed—deployment noun [countable, uncountable]