ALL meanings of debrief
de·brief
D d - verb debrief When someone such as a soldier, diplomat, or astronaut is debriefed, they are asked to give a report on an operation or task that they have just completed. 3
- verb debrief (of a soldier, astronaut, diplomat, etc) to make or (of his or her superiors) to elicit a report after a mission or event 3
- verb transitive debrief to receive information from (a pilot, emissary, etc.) concerning a flight or mission just completed and, often, to instruct as to restrictions in making this information public 3
- verb with object debrief to interrogate (a soldier, astronaut, diplomat, etc.) on return from a mission in order to assess the conduct and results of the mission. 1
- verb with object debrief to question formally and systematically in order to obtain useful intelligence or information: Political and economic experts routinely debrief important defectors about conditions in their home country. 1
- verb with object debrief to subject to prohibitions against revealing or discussing classified information, as upon separation from a position of military or political sensitivity. 1
- verb with object debrief Psychology. (after an experiment) to disclose to the subject the purpose of the experiment and any reasons for deception or manipulation. 1
- noun debrief military: questioning 1
- transitive verb debrief military: question 1
- noun debrief A series of questions about a completed mission or undertaking. 1
- verb debrief (Transitive Verb) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain intelligence. 0
- verb debrief (Transitive Verb) To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project in order to learn from mistakes etc. 0
- verb debrief (Transitive Verb) To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner. 0