Apprise \Ap*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Apprised; p. pr. &
vb. n. Apprising.] [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p.
apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. Apprehend,
Apprentice.]
To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by
of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he
apprised the commander of what he had done.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Apprise \Ap*prise"\, n.
Notice; information. [Obs.] --Gower.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
apprise
v 1: give information or notice to; "I advised him that the rent
was due" [syn: advise, notify, give notice, send
word, apprize]
2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the
tuition hike?" [syn: instruct, apprize]
3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn: appreciate,
apprize, revalue] [ant: depreciate]
4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the
Deutsche Mark" [syn: appreciate, apprize] [ant: depreciate]
WordNet (r) 2.0
36 Moby Thesaurus words for "apprise":
acquaint, advertise, advertise of, advise, announce, brief,
bring word, clue, communicate, declare, disclose, discover,
divulge, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, give notice,
give the facts, give word, inform, instruct, leave word, let know,
mention to, notify, post, proclaim, publish, report, reveal,
send word, serve notice, speak, tell, verse, warn
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
advise, appreciate, apprize, give notice, instruct, notify, revalue, send word
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