apprize

[uh-prahyz]

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verb (used with object), ap·prized, ap·priz·ing. Obsolete.

appraise.

Origin of apprize

1400–50; late Middle English aprisen < Middle French apris(i)er, equivalent to a- a-⁵ + prisier to prize²

Related formsap·priz·er, noun

apprize

[uh-prahyz]

verb (used with object), ap·prized, ap·priz·ing.

apprise¹.

apprise

or ap·prize

[uh-prahyz]

verb (used with object), ap·prised, ap·pris·ing.

to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of): to be apprised of the death of an old friend.

Origin of apprise

1685–95; < French appris taught, informed, past participle of apprendre; see apprehend

Can be confusedappraise apprise

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Related Words for apprize

appreciate, cherish, preserve, worship, adore, conserve, revere, love, defend, harbor, treasure, honor, admire, encourage, entertain, embrace, cultivate, safeguard, enshrine, count

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Historical Examples of apprize

All of her correspondents hastened to apprize her of the news.
The Amenities of Book-Collecting and Kindred Affections
A. Edward Newton
I am sorry I did not apprize you of this state of affairs when I first came to you.
Jessamine
Marion Harland
Then I stole forth to apprize Mirza Shah that my mission was achieved.
Tales of Destiny
Edmund Mitchell
My companion did not apprize me that the apartment was inhabited.
Arthur Mervyn
Charles Brockden Brown
Becoming alarmed at the appearance of things, they went to apprize the captain and Mr. M'Kay, who hastened to the poop.
Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific
Gabriel Franchere

British Dictionary definitions for apprize

apprise

apprize

verb

(tr often foll by of) to make aware; inform

Word Origin for apprise

C17: from French appris, from apprendre to teach; learn; see apprehend

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Word Origin and History for apprize

occasional legalese form of appraise, c.1400. Related: Apprized; apprizing.

apprise

"to notify," 1690s, from French appris, past participle of apprendre "to inform, teach," literally "to lay hold of (in the mind)," another metaphoric meaning of Latin apprehendere (see apprehend). Related: Apprised; apprising.