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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

APPRI'SE, v.t. s as z. [See Apprehend.]
To inform; to give notice, verbal or written; followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due" [syn: advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize]
2: make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?" [syn: instruct, apprise, apprize]
3: gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue] [ant: depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue]
4: increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark" [syn: appreciate, apprize, apprise] [ant: depreciate]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (apprised; apprising) Etymology: French appris, past participle of apprendre to learn, teach, from Old French aprendre Date: 1694 to give notice to ; tell <they apprised him of his rights> Synonyms: see inform

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. inform. Phrases and idioms: be apprised of be aware of. Etymology: F appris -ise past part. of apprendre learn, teach (as APPREHEND)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Apprise Ap*prise", n. Notice; information. [Obs.] --Gower.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(apprises, apprising, apprised) When you are apprised of something, someone tells you about it. (FORMAL) Have customers been fully apprised of the advantages?... We must apprise them of the dangers that may be involved. = notify VERB: be V-ed of n, V n of n

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Inform, acquaint, notify, tell, make acquainted, make aware, give notice, disclose to, make known to, advise, admonish, warn.

Moby Thesaurus

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