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English Dictionary: apprise by the DICT Development Group
3 results for apprise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apprise
v
  1. inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due"
    Synonym(s): advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize
  2. make aware of; "Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?"
    Synonym(s): instruct, apprise, apprize
  3. gain in value; "The yen appreciated again!"
    Synonym(s): appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue
    Antonym(s): depreciate, devaluate, devalue, undervalue
  4. increase the value of; "The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark"
    Synonym(s): appreciate, apprize, apprise
    Antonym(s): depreciate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Apprise \Ap*prise"\, n.
      Notice; information. [Obs.] --Gower.
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