apprise

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Apr. 1, 2009 | On this April Fools 'Day, welcome to our new blog, where our stated goal is to inform, apprise, entertain and perhaps provoke.

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  1. transitive verb To give notice to; inform: apprised us of our rights.

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  • Apr. 1, 2009 | On this April Fools 'Day, welcome to our new blog, where our stated goal is to inform, apprise, entertain and perhaps provoke. —  JSOnline.com
  • To apprise the St. Louis Jewish community about course offerings, U College recognizes the importance of jewishinstlouis. org as a tool to disseminate information.
  • If you can apprise perhaps timing on the formulation were. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • Zardari "will apprise him of the blast as part of the discussions on joint efforts to wage the war on terror," Pakistani spokesman Nadeem Kiani said. —  Taipei Times
  • Anyone with information on Worster's whereabouts, please apprise The Dash. —  ESPN.com
 

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  1. French apprendre, appris-, from Old French aprendre, to learn, from Latin apprehendere, apprēndere; see apprentice.
 

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/əˈpraɪz/
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