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What is the verb for brevity?

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brief
  1. (transitive) To summarize a recent development to some person with decision-making power.
  2. (transitive, law) To write a legal argument and submit it to a court.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. instruct, prime, inform, prepare, advise, apprise, familiarise, familiarize, acquaint, enlighten, tell, verse, clear, direct, guide, update, edify, explain, hip, initiate, orient, advise of, inform of, notify of, tell about, update on, acquaint with, apprise of, clue in, fill in, give a rundown, give rundown, let in on, catch up, clue in on, give information about, give the lowdown, tip off, wise up, clue up about, fill in on, gen up, gen up on, give instructions, give the gen, give the gen on, give the rundown on, keep posted, bring up to date on, put in the picture … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “Her mother then calls everyone in her Rolodex to brief them on her medical crisis while scheduling a farewell martini.”
      “Part of your role will be to brief the latest market developments for the research team.”
briefing
  1. present participle of brief
  2. Synonyms:
      3. instructing, priming, informing, preparing, advising, apprising, familiarising, familiarizing, acquainting, enlightening, telling, versing, clearing, directing, guiding, updating, edifying, explaining, hipping, initiating, orienting, advising of, informing of, notifying of, telling about, updating on, acquainting with, apprising of, clueing in, filling in, giving a rundown, giving rundown, letting in on, catching up, cluing in on, giving information about, giving the lowdown, tipping off, cluing up about, filling in on, genning up, genning up on, giving instructions, giving the gen, giving the gen on, giving the rundown on, keeping posted, bringing up to date on, putting in the picture, keeping up to speed with … more
briefs
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brief
  2. Synonyms:
      3. shows, teaches, coaches, demonstrates, educates, explains, instructs, trains, tutors, advises, counsels, directs, mentors, shows the ropes, clarifies, lectures, prepares, describes, develops, explicates, expounds, gives instructions, gives lessons, indoctrinates, points out, gives the facts, drills, enlightens, inculcates, informs, nurtures, schools, supervises … more
briefed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of brief
  2. Synonyms:
      3. led, guided, educated, informed, mentored, counseled, counselled, explained, instructed, taught, trained, tutored, coached, drilled, enlightened, helped, holp, drummed into, indoctrinated, let in on, showed, showed the ropes, demonstrated, directed, advised, clarified, prepared, developed, expounded, nurtured, explicated, described, inculcated, pointed out, schooled, supervised, lectured, gave lessons, gave instructions, gave the facts, shown the ropes, given the facts, given lessons, shown, given instructions, developt, told, disciplined, primed, put someone through their paces … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I briefed the crew on all the maneuvers I planned to complete, including mild aerobatics, SAM defenses, and, finally, low-level defensive jinks.”
      “I had done my homework, and it's no coincidence that I have a fully briefed legal team ready to go.”
      “So, naturally, you'd expect that our neighbours would've been briefed, right?”
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