noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/dɪˈplɔɪ/
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rhymes with -ɔɪ
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Deployment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
The process for the deployment scenario includes: building a master installation of the operating system, creating its image and deploying the image onto a destination computer.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
place troops or weapons in battle formation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: position
Narrower terms: play
6
verb
Meaning 6
to distribute systematically or strategically
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spread, distribute
Narrower terms: redeploy
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French déployer (“to unroll, unfold”), from Old French desploiier, itself from des- + ploiier, or possibly from Late Latin displicāre (“to unfold, display”), from Latin dis- (“apart”) + plicare (“to fold”). Compare Middle English desployen, dysployen (“to unfold, display”). Doublet of display.
Across languages
Translations
66 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عَبَّأَ
(ʕabbaʔa)
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Arabic:
نَشَرَ
(našara)
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Bulgarian:
разгръщам
(razgrǎštam)
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Chinese Mandarin:
部署
(bùshǔ)
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Czech:
nasadit
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Finnish:
sijoittaa
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Finnish:
lähettää
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Finnish:
laittaa
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Galician:
despregar
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
German:
aufstellen
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
German:
formieren
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
German:
aufmarschieren lassen
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
German:
stationieren
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
German:
in Stellung bringen
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Hungarian:
bevet
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Hungarian:
hadrendbe állít
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Hungarian:
telepít
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Hungarian:
üzembe helyez
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Hungarian:
alkalmaz
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Hungarian:
hasznosít
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Hungarian:
igénybe vesz
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Italian:
dispiegare
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Italian:
collocare
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Japanese:
配置する
(haichi suru)
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Korean:
배치하다
(baechihada)
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Māori:
whakahora
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Portuguese:
posicionar
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Romanian:
desfășura
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Russian:
развёртывать
(razvjórtyvatʹ)
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Russian:
разверну́ть
(razvernútʹ)
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Russian:
размеща́ть
(razmeščátʹ)
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Russian:
размести́ть
(razmestítʹ)
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Serbo-Croatian:
razviti
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Serbo-Croatian:
zauzeti položaj
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Lower Sorbian:
forměrowaś
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Spanish:
desplegar
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Swedish:
gruppera
— to prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use
Bulgarian:
разгръщам се
(razgrǎštam se)
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Finnish:
avautua
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Finnish:
valmistella
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Galician:
despregar
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
German:
öffnen
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
German:
entfalten
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Hungarian:
kinyílik
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Hungarian:
kioldódik
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Hungarian:
működésbe lép
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Japanese:
ひらく
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Portuguese:
disponibilizar
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Portuguese:
abrir
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Romanian:
desface
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Romanian:
desfășura
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Russian:
раскрыва́ться
(raskryvátʹsja)
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Russian:
раскры́ться
(raskrýtʹsja)
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Spanish:
desplegar
— to unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use
Dutch:
uitrollen
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application
Finnish:
ottaa käyttöön
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application
Finnish:
asentaa
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application
German:
deployen
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application
Hungarian:
telepít
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application
Hungarian:
üzembe helyez
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application
Italian:
installare
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application
Italian:
fornire
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application
Portuguese:
lançar
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application
Romanian:
instala
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application
Russian:
устана́вливать
(ustanávlivatʹ)
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application
Russian:
установи́ть
(ustanovítʹ)
— to install, test and implement a computer system or application