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
ˌrē-di-ˈplȯi-mənt How to pronounce redeploy (audio)
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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In a characteristic turn, the Justices redeployed protections intended for Black citizens to benefit business owners. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Its broader strategy is to develop nuclear systems that can be transported, installed, operated and redeployed, rather than built as permanent, site-specific projects. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 The Nvidia compute platform is fungible, and durable and can be redeployed to support other customers. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026 Jurin is now restoring the group’s full 600-person build capacity, while the paperwork team shrinks from 300 to 15—a 90%-plus cut, the rest redeployed. — Jurin Ai Contributor, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for redeploy

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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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 1 Sep. 2026.

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