Definition of Debrief

1. Verb. Put someone through a debriefing and make him report. "The released hostages were debriefed"

Generic synonyms: Query, Question
Derivative terms: Debriefing

Definition of Debrief

1. Verb. (transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain intelligence. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project in order to learn from mistakes etc. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Debrief

1. to question after a mission [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Debrief

debrancher deficiency
debranches
debranching
debranching enzymes
debranching factors
debrand
debranded
debranding
debreasted
debride
debrided
debridement
debridements
debrides
debriding
debrief (current term)
debriefed
debriefer
debriefers
debriefing
debriefings
debriefs
debrine
debrined
debrines
debrining
debris
debris field
debris storm
debris surge

Literary usage of Debrief

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Accounting for Pow/Mias from the Korean War and the Vietnam War: Hearing edited by Robert K. Dornan (1998)
"I then proposed an external project to debrief him as the only solution. On May 27 I received back a hand-written note, which said, among other things, ..."

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