apprize
1 Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used with object)
Other Word Forms
- apprizer noun
Etymology
Origin of apprize
1400–50; late Middle English aprisen < Middle French apris ( i ) er, equivalent to a- a- 5 + prisier to prize 2
Example Sentences
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Presumed archaic spellings have not been changed: apprize, assertor, fusileers, grashoppers, harraing, mocassins, reconnoissance, sailer, siene, shrapnell, spunging, vere, visiters, woful.
From Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade by Surtees, William
This new applicant was the first to apprize him of this circumstance, and appeared extremely anxious to enter on immediate possession.
From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden
Evidently, in spite of my protests, the priest concluded that I wanted an audience with Cardinal Newman, for saying that he would apprize him of my visit, he disappeared.
From Forty Years of 'Spy' by Ward, Leslie
In this interval, the queen resolved to visit Scotland; she wrote to Lord Liverpool upon the subject, and requested his lordship to apprize the king of her intention.
From Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte by Hamilton, Lady Anne
Whenever I am in capacity to apprize you fully of these things, you shall hear from me at large on the subject.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various
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