redeploy

verb

re·​de·​ploy ˌrē-di-ˈplȯi How to pronounce redeploy (audio)
redeployed; redeploying; redeploys

transitive verb

: to transfer from one area or activity to another

intransitive verb

: to relocate personnel or equipment
redeployment noun

Examples of redeploy in a Sentence

The soldiers were redeployed to the country's capital. Most units will redeploy to their home bases. They redeployed their assets into mutual funds.
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Most VCs will not invest directly in weapons contracts, as the technology associated with these systems usually cannot be redeployed in the civilian space because of security regulations. Lisya Bahar Manoah, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Since Kyiv's attacks on the bridge, Moscow has tried to implement repairs, fortifying it with underwater barriers and reportedly redeploying air defense systems, including the Pantsir-S1 air defense system, to shield it. William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025 The service also assessed that North Korean troops were redeployed at fronts in Russia’s Kursk region in the first week of February, following a reported temporary withdrawal from the area. Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025 Firefighters were redeployed to put out the first-alarm fire. Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 8 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for redeploy

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of redeploy was in 1945

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“Redeploy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redeploy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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