debrief

English

Etymology

de- +‎ brief.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /diːˈbɹiːf/
• Rhymes: -iːf

Verb

debrief (third-person singular simple present debriefs, present participle debriefing, simple past and past participle debriefed)

1. (transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain intelligence.
2. (transitive) To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project in order to learn from mistakes etc.
3. (transitive) To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.

Derived terms

• debriefing (noun)

Anagrams

• briefed, fibered