notify

[noh-tuh-fahy]

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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.

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Origin of notify

1325–75; Middle English notifien < Middle French notifier < Latin nōtificāre, equivalent to (g)nōt(us) (past participle of (g)nōscere to come to know; see know¹) + -ificāre -ify

SYNONYMS FOR notify

1. apprise, advise, tell.

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no·ti·fi·a·ble, adjectiveno·ti·fi·er, nounpre·no·ti·fy, verb (used with object), pre·no·ti·fied, pre·no·ti·fy·ing.re·no·ti·fy, verb (used with object), re·no·ti·fied, re·no·ti·fy·ing.

un·no·ti·fied, adjective

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Examples from the Web for notified

The customer-service representative said they had notified the billing service used by my doctors that I was not “in network.”
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J.W. had no way of knowing that he had not notified any of those other jurisdictions that she was in custody.
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“Ben,” who was hardly ever called “Mr. Bradlee,” always had to be notified when a cake was imminent.
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That Snapchat deceptively told its users that the sender would be notified if a recipient took a screenshot of a snap.
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After 28 days in sanctuary, Neyoy was notified that ICE had granted him a work permit and a renewable one-year stay of removal.
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Then they got busy and telephoned to the next town and notified the police.
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He also notified me the casting would not commence until night.
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I notified the agency yesterday afternoon to send over a few samples this morning.
The Four Million|O. Henry
At 10:30 Brown was notified by the sheriff to prepare for the execution.
John Brown, Soldier of Fortune|Hill Peebles Wilson
As soon as he saw he could not pay his debts he stopped spending and notified his creditors.
Gordon Keith|Thomas Nelson Page

British Dictionary definitions for notified

notify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

to inform; tell

mainly British to draw attention to; make known; announce

Derived Formsnotifier, noun

Word Origin for notify

C14: from Old French notifier, from Latin notificāre to make known, from nōtus known + facere to make

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Word Origin and History for notified

notify

late 14c., from Old French notefiier "make known, inform, apprise" (13c.), from Latin notificare "to make known, notify," from Latin notus "known" (see notice (n.)) + root of facere "make, do" (see factitious). Related: Notified; notifying.

notify

verb (used with object), no·ti·fied, no·ti·fy·ing.

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notify

verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)

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