apprise

verb

ap·​prise ə-ˈprīz 

apprised; apprising

transitive verb

: to give notice to : tell

They apprised him of his rights.

Synonyms

• acquaint
• advise
• brief
• catch up
• clear
• clue (in)
• enlighten
• familiarize
• fill in
• hip
• inform
• instruct
• tell
• verse
• wise (up)

Choose the Right Synonym for apprise

inform, acquaint, apprise, notify mean to make one aware of something.

inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences.

informed us of the crisis

acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with.

acquaint yourself with the keyboard

apprise implies communicating something of special interest or importance.

keep us apprised of the situation

notify implies sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action.

notified the witness when to appear

Examples of apprise in a Sentence

let me apprise you of the current situation

Recent Examples on the Web

Keep employees regularly apprised of any updates through short, clear messages, and make sure to adapt and revise any communications materials to reflect any policy changes. —Victoria Zambito, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

Alex and Melanie did same, setting the stage the former to delicately apprise her mom of Ben’s heroic death; Melanie, though so strong, couldn’t help but break down sobbing. —Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 1 Sep. 2024

The suit discloses that the chief also kept the mayor’s brother, Bernard Adams, apprised of Pearson’s alleged conduct before and after Bernard stepped down as director of the mayor’s security in February 2023. —Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024

During his first day on the stand, Cohen testified that Trump was fully apprised of the payment to Daniels and promised to reimburse him. —Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

French appris, past participle of apprendre to learn, teach, from Old French aprendre

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

apprise

verb

ap·​prise ə-ˈprīz 

apprised; apprising

: to give notice to : inform

apprised him of his rights