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apprise

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ap⋅prise

1  [uh-prahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -prised, -pris⋅ing.
to give notice to; inform; advise (often fol. by of): to be apprised of the death of an old friend.
Also, apprize.

Origin:
1685–95; < F appris taught, informed, ptp. of apprendre; see apprehend

ap⋅prise

2  [uh-prahyz]
–verb (used with object), -prised, -pris⋅ing. Obsolete.
appraise.
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ap·prise   (ə-prīz')   
tr.v.   ap·prised, ap·pris·ing, ap·pris·es
To give notice to; inform: apprised us of our rights.

[French apprendre, appris-, from Old French aprendre, to learn, from Latin apprehendere, apprēndere; see apprentice.]
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Word Origin & History

apprise 
"to notify," 1694, from Fr. appris, pp. of apprendre "to inform, teach," lit. "to lay hold of (in the mind)," another metaphoric meaning of L. apprehendere (see apprehend).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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