notify

[noh-tuh-fahy]

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.

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

Related formsno·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

Synonyms for notify

1. apprise, advise, tell.

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Related Words for notifying

disclose, reveal, give, suggest, apprise, alert, warn, brief, declare, caution, telephone, announce, advise, tell, vent, radio, convey, proclaim, post, enlighten

Examples from the Web for notifying

Historical Examples of notifying

All that's willing may announce it by signing below and notifying others.
Christmas
Zona Gale
Let us deal first with the direction as to notifying the alterations.
Addresses on the Revised Version of Holy Scripture
C. J. Ellicott
"The notifying committee will be here in a few minutes," he said.
The Candidate
Joseph Alexander Altsheler
Little time was lost in notifying Mr. Wakefield of the boys decision.
The Motor Boys
Clarence Young
My next, the necessity of notifying Mr. Gryce of this man's departure.
The Leavenworth Case
Anna Katherine Green

British Dictionary definitions for notifying

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 notifying

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.