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redeploy en · VERB

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /riːˈdɪˈplɔɪ/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English deploy English redeploy From re- + deploy.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To deploy again.
   • “The AN-TPY/2 radar is essentially the heart of the THAAD battery, enabling the launch of interceptor missiles and contributing to a networked air defense picture,” he said. “It also happens to be an incredibly expensive piece of kit. The loss of even a single radar of this type would be an operationally significant event. It is probable that a replacement unit would have to be redeployed from elsewhere, which will take time and effort.” 2026 March 5, Thomas Bordeaux, Gianluca Mezzofiore, “Radar bases housing key US missile interceptor hit in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and UAE, satellite images show”, in CNN, archived from the original on 08 Mar 2026:
   • That's on top of £650,000 worth of payroll cuts that have been identified for 2022 and 2023, by not filling vacancies and redeploying existing staff to cover roles. 2023 April 5, Daniel Puddicombe, “Spiralling costs are hitting the UK's heritage railways hard”, in RAIL, number 980, page 30:
2. (transitive) To rearrange (military forces).

Forms

Deriveds

redeployable · redeployment · redeployee

Translations (13)

cmn 重新部署 (deploy again) · pl przerzucić (rearrange military forces) · fi siirtää (rearrange military forces) · sk prenasadiť (rearrange military forces) · ru передислоци́ровать (rearrange military forces) · pl przesunąć (rearrange military forces) · ru перебра́сывать (rearrange military forces) · fr redéployer (rearrange military forces) · pl przerzucać (rearrange military forces) · pl przesuwać (rearrange military forces) · fi sijoittaa uudelleen (deploy again) · de verlegen (rearrange military forces) · cmn 重新調配 /重新调配 (rearrange military forces)