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Definition of "redeploy" [redeploy]

  • To move (military forces) from one combat zone to another. (verb-transitive)
  • To shift (something) from one place or use to another for greater effectiveness: redeploy the company's resources. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "redeploy" in a sentence
  • "And when the actual invasion took place we would have then definately needed to 'redeploy' - the D euphamism for reteat - our troops."
  • "When Murtha says "redeploy" -- instead of withdraw -- the troops from Iraq, he makes clear that -- despite his rhetoric -- he doesn't want to really bring them home, but to station them in the Middle East."
  • "The reason we won’t redeploy is because we are still testing out Transformation."