- make brief of
- phrasal
: to do or perform very quickly
the host made brief of the introductions in order to speed the group into the dining room
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
make brief of
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make brief — index condense, constrict (compress), decrease, digest (summarize), minimize Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
brief — [brēf] adj. [ME < OFr bref < L brevis < IE base * mreĝhu , short > MERRY, Gr brachys] 1. of short duration or extent 2. short in length 3. using relatively few words; concise 4. curt or abrupt n. [ … English World dictionary
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