deconflict

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  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.

Pronunciation

/diːkənˈflɪkt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-deconflict.wav

Word forms

deconflict deconflicts deconflicting deconflicted

Etymology

From de- + conflict.

Derived words

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