apprise
Verb
Verb Forms: apprised, apprising, apprises
- To inform or tell someone about something.
- inform (somebody) of something
- make aware of
- "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
- gain in value
- increase the value of
- To make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
- To formally impart (information) to someone; to advise, to notify.
- Synonym of appraise (“to determine the value or worth of (something)”).
- To put a price on (something) for the purpose of sale; to appraise.
Examples
- Allow me to apprise you of the fact that ’QAT’ is a valid word.
- The ears apprise the brain of sound.
Origin / Etymology
PIE word
*h₂éd
Borrowed from French appris, apprise, the past participle form of apprendre (“to learn; to teach”), from Middle French apprendre, aprendre (“to learn”), from Old French aprendre, aprandre (“to learn; to educate, teach”), from Latin apprēndere, a variant of apprehendere, adprehendere, the present active infinitives of apprehendō, adprehendō (“to lay hold upon, grab, grasp, seize, take; to apprehend, arrest; to grasp with the mind, comprehend, understand; (Medieval Latin) to learn; to inform; to teach”), from ad- (prefix meaning ‘to; towards’) + prehendō (“to lay hold of, grab, grasp, seize, take; (figuratively, rare) of the mind: to apprehend, comprehend, grasp, seize”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰed- (“to find; to hold; to seize, take”)). Doublet of apprehend.
Synonyms
advise, appreciate, apprize, give notice, instruct, notify, revalue, send word, acquaint, appraise, apprise, enlighten, impart, inform, keep (someone) abreast of, keep informed, keep someone posted, let know, tell
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
apprise: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordapprise: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
apprise: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary