Deploy

v. t. & i.	1.	(Mil.) To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in such a way that they shall display a wider front and less depth; - the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of troops into line of battle. [imp. & p. p. Deployed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Deploying.]
v. t.	1.	To place (people or other resources) into a position so as to be ready to for action or use.
n.	1.	(Mil.) The act of deploying; a spreading out of a body of men in order to extend their front. Deployments . . . which cause the soldier to turn his back to the enemy are not suited to war. - H. L. Scott.

Verb	1.	deploy - place troops or weapons in battle formation
	2.	deploy - to distribute systematically or strategically; "The U.S. deploys its weapons in the Middle East"

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