verb
debrief
dee-BREEF
verb
1
To question someone right after an event or mission to gather information about what happened.
"Agents were debriefed as soon as they landed."
"The team debriefed after the project to work out what went wrong."
How to Use Debrief
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo get a full report from someone about something they just did or experienced.
Common pairings
debrief the team
debrief after a mission
Word Forms
debriefed past tense, debriefs plural, debriefs singular
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Etymology
From "de-" + "brief" — the reverse of briefing someone before a task.