apprize
1 Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used with object)
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Etymology
Origin of apprize
1400–50; late Middle English aprisen < Middle French apris ( i ) er, equivalent to a- a- 5 + prisier to prize 2
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Ought I not, at all risks, to apprize the Countess, who had trusted me so generously, or, as she said herself, so madly, of the fact that our secret was, at least, suspected by another?
From In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
The services of Augustus and the Indian lads being no longer required, I despatched them to the Fort, to apprize the party there of our approach.
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John
Spies were regularly employed in watching the warriors paths beyond the settlements, to detect their advance and to apprize the inhabitants of it.
From Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State by Thwaites, Reuben Gold
I withdrew some miles from London, and left Spencer there to apprize me of any change in your circumstances.
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Cavendish, Georgiana
I constantly keep the subject in mind, and should any favorable change take place in the sentiments of the Legislature, I will apprize you of it.
From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. II. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England by Conway, Moncure Daniel
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