Meaning & use

apprise

verb·Advanced

To inform someone of something, especially of a fact or situation they need to know.

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The manager apprised the team of the new safety regulations before the shift began.

Please keep me apprised of any changes to the schedule.

A note on using this word

Formal; do not confuse with 'appraise,' which means to assess the value of something.

Words with a similar meaning

informnotify

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