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brief
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of BRIEF
1
to give information to <the lieutenant briefed his superior officers on the state of the enemy's fortifications>
Synonyms acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, catch up, clear, clue (in), familiarize, fill in, hip, inform, instruct, tell, verse, wise (up)
2
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report) <his duties include briefing intelligence reports for the president>
Synonyms abstract, boil down, brief, digest, encapsulate, epitomize, outline, recap, recapitulate, reprise, sum up, synopsize, wrap up
Related Words abridge, condense, curtail, cut back, shorten; downsize, shrink; concentrate, consolidate; decoct, essentialize; simplify, streamline
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