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briefsnounpl. of brief a short statement of the main pointsa one-page brief of the intelligence report abstracts, breviaries, capsules, conspectuses, digests, encapsulations, epitomes, inventories, outlines, précis, recapitulations, recaps, résumés(or resumes also resumés), roundups, rundowns, run-throughs, summae, summaries, summarizations, summings-up, sums, sum-ups, synopses, wrap-ups abbreviations, abridgments(or abridgements), compendiums(or compendia), compends, condensations, curtailments, shorteningssimplificationsrehashes, reprisesconclusions, epilogues(also epilogs) amplifications, enlargements, expansionsaddenda(also addendums), supplements a specific task with which a person or group is chargedthe soldiers' brief was to secure the village from enemy attacks assignments, businesses, charges, details, jobs, missions, operations, posts burdens, chores, duties, needs, obligations, offices, requirements, responsibilitieserrands, labors, workscommitments, pledges, promisesappointments, commissions, designations, nominationscompulsions, constraints, restraints to give information tothe lieutenant briefed his superior officers on the state of the enemy's fortifications acquaints, advises, apprises, catches up, clears, clues (in), enlightens, familiarizes, fills in, hips, informs, instructs, tells, verses, wises (up) advertises, alerts, notifiesannounces (to), discloses (to)assures, certifies, convinces, reassures, warrantseducates, lectures, schools, teaches, tutorsdisabuses, disenchants, disillusions, undeceives keeps (someone) posted, lets someone know misinforms, misleads to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)his duties include briefing intelligence reports for the president abstracts, boils down, digests, encapsulates, epitomizes, outlines, recapitulates, recaps, reprises, summarizes, sums up, synopsizes, wraps up abridges, condenses, curtails, cuts back, shortensdownsizes, shrinksconcentrates, consolidatesdecocts, essentializessimplifies, streamlines elongates, extends, lengthens, prolongs, protractsamplifies, elaborates (on or upon), enlarges (on or upon), expands, supplements |