deconflict
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deconflict (third-person singular simple present deconflicts, present participle deconflicting, simple past and past participle deconflicted)
- (military, aviation) 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
- (military) To provide information to a military force in order to prevent escalation of a conflict
- (computer science) To 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.