Verb

(en verb)

To prepare and arrange (usually military unit or units) for use.

"Deploy two units of infantry along the enemy's flank," the general ordered.

(intransitive) To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.

He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy .

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At first she thought she would be embarrassed that she had deployed her air bag, that the other expert skiers she was with, more than a dozen of them, would have a good laugh at her panicked overreaction.

(computing) to install, test and implement a computer system or application.

The process for the deployment scenario includes: building a master installation of the operating system, creating its image and deploying the image onto a destination computer.

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Verb

To undo a folding.

* Herbert

Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns.

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To turn out; to happen; to develop.

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Memento unfolds over 22 scenes—or, more accurately, 22 strands of time, the main strand (in color) moving backward in increments, and another strand (in black and white) going forward, though the two overlap profoundly.

To reveal.

* , I.v.

Pity me not, but lend thy serious hearing  To what I shall unfold .

To open (anything covered or closed); to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development.

* (William Shakespeare)

Unfold the passion of my love.

To release from a fold or pen.