debrief

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/diːˈbɹiːf/

Definition of debrief

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

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

“But, for whatever combination of reasons - and, to be fair, he'd been blasted in the face by shrapnel, was probably badly concussed, and, indeed, would actually remember nothing from the battle after he'd been hit when he was later debriefed - aside from two destroyers left behind to help Hiei, the rest of the Japanese forces withdrew north just before 0300 in the morning.”

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verb

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

“But, for whatever combination of reasons - and, to be fair, he'd been blasted in the face by shrapnel, was probably badly concussed, and, indeed, would actually remember nothing from the battle after he'd been hit when he was later debriefed - aside from two destroyers left behind to help Hiei, the rest of the Japanese forces withdrew north just before 0300 in the morning.”
(transitive)To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
(transitive)To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.

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From de- + brief.

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