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notify

[ noh-tuh-fahy ]

verb (used with object)

, no·ti·fied, no·ti·fy·ing.
  1. to inform (someone) or give notice to:

    to notify the police of a crime.

    Synonyms: tell, advise, apprise

  2. Chiefly British. to make known; give information of:

    The sale was notified in the newspapers.



notify

/ ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ /

verb

  1. to inform; tell
  2. to draw attention to; make known; announce


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Derived Forms

  • ˈnotiˌfier, noun

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Other Words From

  • noti·fia·ble adjective
  • noti·fier noun
  • pre·noti·fy verb (used with object) prenotified prenotifying
  • re·noti·fy verb (used with object) renotified renotifying
  • un·noti·fied adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of notify1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English notifien, from Middle French notifier, from Latin nōtificāre, from (g)nōt(us), past participle of (g)nōscere “to come to know” ( know 1 ) + -ificāre -ify

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Word History and Origins

Origin of notify1

C14: from Old French notifier, from Latin notificāre to make known, from nōtus known + facere to make

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Example Sentences

The scammers then pretend to be you and notify Social Security that they are moving to a new address and ask to have all future Social Security payments made to the new address.

Interpretation services will be provided for any of those 12 languages for people who want to call in to provide public input, as long as the commission is notified at least five working days before the meeting.

In poor corners of the world, there were no roads or hospitals and no infrastructure to notify the WHO of a smallpox outbreak.

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Last month, United Airlines notified 14,000 employees that they could be furloughed.

The Los Angeles Times first exposed Amazon’s tip-pocketing scheme in early 2019, but the FTC says Amazon continued with the practice until the commission notified the company of its investigation later that year.

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At least some people had seen the posting and failed to notify the authorities, hopefully because they had not taken it seriously.

They came into the country and they failed to notify the FBI.

Brown did not notify Sclove of when specifically Kopin would be leaving campus.

And when the database flags a conflict, the court must notify the judge.

He always has the courtesy to notify in advance, even if we choose not to listen.

The board will immediately notify the federal reserve bank of the receipt of such notice.

As soon as he has been appointed it is the duty of the referee to notify him in person or by mail of his appointment.

Captain Taylor was to descend first, and, passing under each cell, notify the others.

Let the Russian who intends to become an author prepare his last will and testament, and notify the nearest undertaker.

A bellboy saw Merry and hastened to notify him that he was wanted at the desk.

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