re notify
təˌfaɪ 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.
2.
Chiefly British. to make known; give information of: The sale was notified in the newspapers.
Origin:
1325–75; Middle English notifien < Middle French notifier < Latin nōtificāre, equivalent to (g)nōt(us) (past participle of (g)nōscere to come to know; see know1) + -ificāre -ify
1325–75; Middle English notifien < Middle French notifier < Latin nōtificāre, equivalent to (g)nōt(us) (past participle of (g)nōscere to come to know; see know1) + -ificāre -ify
Related forms
no·ti·fi·a·ble, adjective
no·ti·fi·er, noun
pre·no·ti·fy, verb (used with object), pre·no·ti·fied, pre·no·ti·fy·ing.
re·no·ti·fy, verb (used with object), re·no·ti·fied, re·no·ti·fy·ing.
un·no·ti·fied, adjective
Synonyms
1. apprise, advise, tell.
1. apprise, advise, tell.
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| —vb , -fies, -fying, -fied | |
| 1. | to inform; tell |
| 2. | chiefly (Brit) to draw attention to; make known; announce |
| [C14: from Old French notifier, from Latin notificāre to make known, from nōtus known + facere to make] | |
| 'notifier | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
notify
late 14c., from O.Fr. notifier "make known," from L. notus "known" (see notice) + root of facere "make, do" (see factitious).
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