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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Apprise \Ap*prise"\, verb (used with an object) [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Apprise \Ap*prise"\, noun Notice; information. [Obs.] --Gower.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
apprise
verb
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}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
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