Definition of DEPLOY

deploy

Meanings

Plural: deploys

Verb

  • place troops or weapons in battle formation
  • to distribute systematically or strategically
    • "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"
  • To prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use.
  • To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.
  • To install, test and implement a computer system or application.

Noun

  • Deployment.
  • Deployment.

Origin / 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”). Doublet of display.

Scrabble Score: 12

deploy is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
deploy is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deploy is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

deploy is a valid Words With Friends word