notify
C1
verb
Freq #7159
Meanings
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1
verb
To give (someone) notice (of some event).
The dispatcher immediately notified the volunteer fire department of the emergency call.
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2
verb
inform (somebody) of something
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3
verb
To make (something) known.
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4
verb
To make note of (something).
Etymology
From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.
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Synonyms
2
verb
· inform (somebody) of something
appriseapprize
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inform
Word family
Derived forms
denotifymisnotifynotifiabilitynotifiableprenotifyrenotifyunnotifiedunnotify
Related forms
notificationnotifiernotifyee