notify
[ noh-tuh-fahy ]
/ ˈnoʊ təˌfaɪ /
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verb (used with object), no·ti·fied, no·ti·fy·ing.
to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
Chiefly British. to make known; give information of: The sale was notified in the newspapers.
Nearby words
notice board, noticeable, notifiable, notifiable disease, notification, notify, notion, notional, notionate, notions, notitia
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Examples from the Web for notifiable
Industrial diseases should be made "notifiable," so that they can be controlled by the factory or health department.
Civics and Health|William H. AllenBy order of the Local Government Board influenza has been made a notifiable disease.
A report reaches us that Jazz is about to be made a notifiable disease.
British Dictionary definitions for notifiable (1 of 2)
notifiable
/ (ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪəbəl) /
adjective
denoting certain infectious diseases of humans, such as smallpox and tuberculosis, outbreaks of which must be reported to the public health authorities
denoting certain infectious diseases of animals, such as BSE, foot-and-mouth disease, and rabies, outbreaks of which must be reported to the appropriate veterinary authority
British Dictionary definitions for notifiable (2 of 2)
notify
/ (ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
to inform; tell
mainly British to draw attention to; make known; announce
Derived Forms
notifier, nounWord Origin for notify
C14: from Old French notifier, from Latin notificāre to make known, from nōtus known + facere to make
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