debrief
verb
- obtain information following a mission or act
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /diːˈbɹiːf/ / /diˈbɹif/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English brief English debrief From de- + brief.
- Synonym of debriefing
“We had a debrief yesterday.”
“Family psychologist Susan Gamache said a family debrief of the holidays, once the dust has settled in January, will help make Christmas more manageable next time.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English brief English debrief From de- + brief.
- 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.”
- To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
- To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.