deploy

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·ploy [deploy deploys deployed deploying] BrE [dɪˈplɔɪ] NAmE [dɪˈplɔɪ] verb
1. ~ sb/sth (technical)to move soldiers or weapons into a position where they are ready for military action
•2000 troops were deployed in the area.
•At least 5 000 missiles were deployed along the border.
2. ~ sth (formal)to use sth effectively
•to deploy arguments/resources
Derived Word: ↑deployment
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 18th cent.: from French déployer, from Latin displicare and late Latin deplicare ‘unfold or explain’, from dis-, de- ‘un-’ + plicare ‘to fold’. Compare with ↑display.

Example Bank:
•She rejected the arguments that had been deployed against her.
•Tanks were deployed effectively during the long campaign.