Diffusing and Deployment

verb

• Move outward.
  • usage: "The soldiers fanned out"
  • synonyms: diffuse, spread, spread out, fan out
• Spread or diffuse through.
  • usage: "An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"; "music penetrated the entire building"; "His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
  • synonyms: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
• Cause to become widely known.
  • usage: "spread information"; "circulate a rumor"; "broadcast the news"
  • synonyms: circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around

adjective

• Spreading by diffusion.
  • synonyms: diffusive, dispersive, disseminative

(p.pr.&vb.n.) of Diffuse.

noun

• The distribution of forces in preparation for battle or work. .

(n.) The act of deploying; a spreading out of a body of men in order to extend their front.

(DoD) The relocation of forces and materiel to desired operational areas. Deployment encompasses all activities from origin or home station through destination, specifically including intra-continental United States, intertheater, and intratheater movement legs, staging, and holding areas. See also deployment order; deployment planning; prepare to deploy order.
(DoD) The positioning of forces into a formation for battle.
(DoD) In naval usage, the change from a cruising approach or contact disposition to a disposition for battle.
(DoD) The movement of forces within operational areas.