deploy
verb/dɪˈplɔɪ/
Frequency rank: #6,048 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To move soldiers or equipment into position for action.
Example sentence
The army was ready to deploy the troops for the mission.
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