Meanings
verbdeconflict (third-person singular simple present deconflicts, present participle deconflicting, simple past and past participle deconflicted)
present singular third person deconflicts · participle present deconflicting · participle past deconflicted · past deconflicted
- aeronauticsTo 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.
- governmentTo provide information to a military force in order to prevent escalation of a conflict.
- computerTo resolve contradictory conclusions or responses to queries in a rule-based or deductive reasoning system.
- To alter (something) to avoid conflicting with something else.
We need to deconflict our schedules to find a time when we can all meet.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*de
- Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
- Proto-Italic*dē
- Latindē
- Latindē-
- Englishde-
- Englishconflict
- Englishdeconflict
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APA
deconflict. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconflict
MLA
“deconflict.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconflict. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deconflict,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deconflict.
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