apprize

[ uh-prahyz ]

/ əˈpraɪz /

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

Nearby words

apprentice, apprenticeship, appressed, appressorium, apprise, apprize, appro, approach, approach light, approach shot, approachable

Origin of apprize

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

Related forms

ap·priz·er, noun

Definition for apprize (2 of 3)

apprize

[ uh-prahyz ]

/ əˈpraɪz /

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

apprise¹.

Definition for apprize (3 of 3)

apprise

or ap·prize

[ uh-prahyz ]

/ əˈpraɪz /

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 confused

appraise apprise

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Examples from the Web for apprize

Our conclusion was, that the most prudent plan was to return, and apprize our companions of what we had seen.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846|Various
She hurried out to apprize Mrs. Leonard Warren, as president of the Thanatopsis, of the miracle which had been worked.
Main Street|Sinclair Lewis
The servant bowed, and left me in the hall, while he went to apprize his master that a late visitor had arrived.
The Fortunes of Hector O'Halloran, And His Man Mark Antony O'Toole|W. H. Maxwell
Tell her, you would think it your duty to apprize her parents of the danger into which she was throwing herself.
Letters on the Improvement of the Mind|Hester Chapone

That Emperor was crowned in March, and immediately despatched a legation to the Pope to apprize him of the fact.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic, Volume I.(of III) 1555-66|John Lothrop Motley

British Dictionary definitions for apprize

apprise

apprize

/ (əˈpraɪz) /

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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