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de·brief

 (dē-brēf′)
tr.v. de·briefed, de·brief·ing, de·briefs
1. To interview (a government agent, for example) at the end of an assignment, especially to obtain intelligence or to provide instructions regarding information that should be kept secret.
2. To meet with (one who has undergone a traumatic or stressful experience), especially for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes.
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debrief

(diːˈbriːf)
vb
(Military) (of a soldier, astronaut, diplomat, etc) to make or (of his or her superiors) to elicit a report after a mission or event. Compare brief13
deˈbriefing n
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de•brief

(diˈbrif)

v.t.
1. to interrogate in order to obtain useful information or intelligence.
2. to caution against revealing classified information after leaving a position of military or political sensitivity.
[1940–45]
de•brief′er, n.
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debrief


Past participle: debriefed
Gerund: debriefing

Imperative
debrief
debrief
Present
I debrief
you debrief
he/she/it debriefs
we debrief
you debrief
they debrief
Preterite
I debriefed
you debriefed
he/she/it debriefed
we debriefed
you debriefed
they debriefed
Present Continuous
I am debriefing
you are debriefing
he/she/it is debriefing
we are debriefing
you are debriefing
they are debriefing
Present Perfect
I have debriefed
you have debriefed
he/she/it has debriefed
we have debriefed
you have debriefed
they have debriefed
Past Continuous
I was debriefing
you were debriefing
he/she/it was debriefing
we were debriefing
you were debriefing
they were debriefing
Past Perfect
I had debriefed
you had debriefed
he/she/it had debriefed
we had debriefed
you had debriefed
they had debriefed
Future
I will debrief
you will debrief
he/she/it will debrief
we will debrief
you will debrief
they will debrief
Future Perfect
I will have debriefed
you will have debriefed
he/she/it will have debriefed
we will have debriefed
you will have debriefed
they will have debriefed
Future Continuous
I will be debriefing
you will be debriefing
he/she/it will be debriefing
we will be debriefing
you will be debriefing
they will be debriefing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been debriefing
you have been debriefing
he/she/it has been debriefing
we have been debriefing
you have been debriefing
they have been debriefing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been debriefing
you will have been debriefing
he/she/it will have been debriefing
we will have been debriefing
you will have been debriefing
they will have been debriefing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been debriefing
you had been debriefing
he/she/it had been debriefing
we had been debriefing
you had been debriefing
they had been debriefing
Conditional
I would debrief
you would debrief
he/she/it would debrief
we would debrief
you would debrief
they would debrief
Past Conditional
I would have debriefed
you would have debriefed
he/she/it would have debriefed
we would have debriefed
you would have debriefed
they would have debriefed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.debrief - put someone through a debriefing and make him report; "The released hostages were debriefed"
query, question - pose a question
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debrief

verb interrogate, question, examine, probe, quiz, cross-examine The men have been debriefed by officials.
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Translations

debrief

[ˌdiːˈbriːf] VThacer dar parte
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debrief

[ˌdiːˈbriːf] vtdemander un compte rendu de fin de mission à
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debrief

vtbefragen; to be debriefedBericht erstatten
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debrief

[ˌdiːˈbriːf] vt (Mil) → chiamare a rapporto (a operazione ultimata)
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