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All debrief synonyms

de·brief
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verb debrief

  • interrogate — to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
  • grill — a grating or openwork barrier, as for a gate, usually of metal and often of decorative design.
  • probe — to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience.
  • quiz — an informal test or examination of a student or class.
  • investigate — to examine, study, or inquire into systematically; search or examine into the particulars of; examine in detail.
  • interview — a formal meeting in which one or more persons question, consult, or evaluate another person: a job interview.
  • muzzle — the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
  • mute — silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
  • suppress — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
  • censor — If someone in authority censors letters or the media, they officially examine them and cut out any information that is regarded as secret.
  • gag — to introduce usually comic interpolations into (a script, an actor's part, or the like) (usually followed by up).
  • quash — to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue: to quash a rebellion.
  • soft-pedal — to use the soft pedal.
  • squelch — to strike or press with crushing force; crush down; squash.
  • stifle — to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression.
  • question — a sentence in an interrogative form, addressed to someone in order to get information in reply.
  • silence — absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
  • cross-examine — When a lawyer cross-examines someone during a trial or hearing, he or she questions them about the evidence that they have already given.
  • work over — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
  • hush up — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
  • shut up — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
  • dummy up — a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
  • put the lid on — to be the final blow to
  • sit on — to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
  • hold one's tongue — Anatomy. the usually movable organ in the floor of the mouth in humans and most vertebrates, functioning in eating, in tasting, and, in humans, in speaking.
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