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APPRISED
Verb
apprised
simple past tense and past participle of apprise
Synonyms
• (informed): abreast
Source: Wiktionary
APPRISE
Ap*prise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Apprised; p. pr. & vb. n. Apprising.] Etym: [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p. apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. Apprehend, Apprentice.]
Definition: To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done.
Ap*prise", n.
Definition: Notice; information. [Obs.] Gower.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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