debrief
verb
de·brief(ˌ)dē-ˈbrēf 
debriefed;debriefing;debriefs
1
:tointerrogate (someone, such as a pilot) usually upon return (as from a mission) in order to obtain useful information
The hostages were laterdebriefed by police.
2
:to carefully review upon completion
debrief the flight
:to be interrogated for useful information following a mission, experience, etc.:to be debriefed
After each mission, … the pilots land, disarm and roll into the fuel pit. They spend another hourdebriefing with Intelligence …—
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Policedebriefed the hostages upon their return. The pilot wasdebriefed after his flight.
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Raven Brunner,PEOPLE, 2 Feb. 2026Since there wasn’t a turret meeting last night, Lisa, Candiace, and Rob are first to breakfast the next morning to give them a chance todebrief (and for Lisa to yell at Rob for voting against her).—Tom Smyth,Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026Editor Joyce Eng discuss the new name for the SAG Awards, the Actor Awards, and Gerraddebriefs on the Governors Awards.—Gerrad Hall,Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025Health care workers may dip into depression and substance abuse, and Rau seeks to counter that bydebriefing his staff after tragedies and encouraging them to reach out to one another.—Andy Sheehan,CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025See All Example Sentences fordebriefWord History
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1944, in the meaning defined atsense 1
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“Debrief.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debrief. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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verbde·briefdi-ˈbrēf
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:to question (as an astronaut) on return from a mission or assignment in order to obtain useful information
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