1. (v. t. & i.) 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.

2. (n.) Alt. of Deployment.

aberrate adduce advance allege allocate arrange array assign branch branch out bring forward bring on bring to bear clear for action clear the decks collocate cool off cure disperse dispose divaricate diverge divide dress emplace expand extend fan fan out fix fix up flare form get a fix get ready go away go off grade harmonize hierarchize home in on install lay out line up localize locate make arrangements make preparations make ready marshal methodize mobilize navigate normalize offer open open up order organize outspread outstretch overgrow overrun pacify pin down pinpoint place plan plead position prearrange prep prepare present pretreat process produce provide put in place put in shape quiet rally ramify rank ready ready up regularize regulate routinize separate set up settle preliminaries situate splay spot spraddle sprangle sprawl spread spread like wildfire spread out standardize structure systematize tan tranquilize treat triangulate trim try out unfold widen zero in on