deploy

English

/dɪˈplɔɪ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use.
  • (transitive) To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.
  • (computing) To install, test and implement a computer system or application.

Etymology

Borrowed from French déployer (unfold, unroll) derived from Old French desploiier derived from Latin displicāre, dis- (apart, away, utterly, indicating negation, two, not, double, assunder, in different directions, exceedingly, twice, asunder) root from Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (weave, plait, fold, twine, braid).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pleḱ-

Gloss

weave, plait, fold, twine, braid

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

織

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms