Deploy

//dɪˈplɔɪ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Deployment.

    "Rolling back the bad deploy will usually solve the immediate production problem, but your team isn't done yet."

  2. 2
    Deployment. dated
Verb
  1. 1
    To prepare and arrange (originally military unit or units, i.e., to array troops) for use. ergative, transitive

    ""Deploy two units of infantry along the enemy's flank," the general ordered."

  2. 2
    to distribute systematically or strategically wordnet
  3. 3
    To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use. intransitive, transitive

    "He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy."

  4. 4
    To install, test and implement a computer system or application.

    "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."

Synonyms

All synonyms
aberrateadduceadvanceallegeallocatearrange

Antonyms

All antonyms
ploy

Example

More examples

"Philae's harpoons did not deploy."

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.

More for "deploy"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Related Topic Clusters

Technical Writing Vocabulary

Clear, precise language for documentation, APIs, and technical specifications.

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.