Dictionary

deconflict en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /diːkənˈflɪkt/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English conflict English deconflict From de- + conflict.

Meanings

1. To change the flight path of a craft or weapon to reduce the chance of an accidental collision or conflict with other obstacles, the terrain or weather.
2. To provide information to a military force in order to prevent escalation of a conflict.
3. To resolve contradictory conclusions or responses to queries in a rule-based or deductive reasoning system.
4. To alter (something) to avoid conflicting with something else.
   • We need to deconflict our schedules to find a time when we can all meet.

Forms

Deriveds

deconfliction