notify

C1
US /ˈnoʊtɪfaɪ/
verb Freq #7159

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To give (someone) notice (of some event).

    The dispatcher immediately notified the volunteer fire department of the emergency call.

  2. 2
    verb

    inform (somebody) of something

  3. 3
    verb

    To make (something) known.

  4. 4
    verb

    To make note of (something).

Etymology

From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 verb · inform (somebody) of something appriseapprize
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Word family
Derived forms denotifymisnotifynotifiabilitynotifiableprenotifyrenotifyunnotifiedunnotify
Related forms notificationnotifiernotifyee

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