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Antonyms for de ploys


Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-ploi
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈplɔɪ



Definition of de ploys

Origin :
  • 1786 as a military word, from French déployer "unroll, unfold," from Old French desploiier "unfold," from Latin displicare "unfold, scatter," from dis- (see dis-) + plicare "to fold" see ply (v.1)). "In its AFr. form regularly adopted in ME as desplay" [OED]. Related: Deployed; deploying.
  • As in maneuver : verb direct physically
  • As in marshal : verb organize, guide
  • As in deploy : verb redistribute, station troops or weapons
  • As in dispel : verb drive away thought, belief

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