To inform, notify. Now only in restricted use, to notify of something requiring attention. To give previous notice to. More definitely †to warn before…

transitive. To warn or inform beforehand.

transitive. To forewarn; to advise, caution, notify, or admonish beforehand. Frequently with of, that-clause, or infinitive. Now somewhat rare.

transitive. To give prior notice to; to notify or inform beforehand; to forewarn. Obsolete.

transitive. To intimate beforehand.

To give a ‘tip’ to; to furnish (a person) with private information as to the chances of some event; to warn, alert, or inform (a person); to make…