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Deploy

/dɪˈplɔɪ/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1450 frequency
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2 senses
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  1. 1

    To position or arrange strategically.

    "The general decided to deploy the troops along the border."
  2. 2

    To bring into effective action; utilize.

    "The company plans to deploy new software to improve efficiency."

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Derived from the Old French verb 'desploier', meaning 'to unclose, unfold, or display', which traces back to the Vulgar Latin 'displicare' (to scatter, spread out). Over centuries, the military sense evolved from unfurling banners and spreading troops into battle formations to the modern administrative and technological usage of positioning resources or software into active service.

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