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English Dictionary: notify	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
notify v inform (somebody) of something; "I advised him that the rent was due" Synonym(s): advise, notify, give notice, send word, apprise, apprize
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Notify \No"tify\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Notified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Notifying}.] [F. notifier, L. notificare; notus known (p. p. of noscere to known) + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Know}, and {-fy}.] 1. To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify* a fact to a person. No law can bind till it be notified or promulged. --Sowth. 2. To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as, the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting. The President of the United States has notified the House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the act. --Journal of the Senate, U. S. Note: This application of notify has been condemned; but it is in constant good use in the United States, and in perfect accordance with the use of certify.