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)
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
let me apprise you of the current situation
Recent Examples on the Web Like the time that Trump tried to apprise the media of his nickname for the adult film actress Stormy Daniels. 
Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021 Besides simply asking users to upgrade, the push notification should apprise users of the importance of the new update. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 Mason addressed Harsin and the team on Friday to apprise them of the situation. Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 22 Jan. 2022 The lawsuit was dropped after the hotel's lawyer struggled to serve Johnson with the complaint and failed to apprise the court of his efforts to do so. Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2021 But many students and their parents say that UCSD didn’t apprise them in a clear, timely way that enrollment growth and the pandemic were going to lead to a big housing shortage during a year in which enrollment is expected to set a record. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2021 Karen Crouse, a New York Times sports reporter who’s partnering with swimming legend Michael Phelps on a book, has been suspended from the newspaper for having failed to apprise her editors of the situation. Washington Post, 16 July 2021 Stock and Superintendent Deena Bishop apprised the board of progress made in the three weeks since the district’s massive effort to switch its 45,849 students to distance learning. Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2020 Senators were also not apprised of a plot to target four U.S. embassies in the region, which President Trump disclosed during an interview to air Friday evening with Fox News' Laura Ingraham. CBS News, 15 Jan. 2020 See More
Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021 Besides simply asking users to upgrade, the push notification should apprise users of the importance of the new update. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 Mason addressed Harsin and the team on Friday to apprise them of the situation. Nubyjas Wilborn | Nwilborn@al.com, al, 22 Jan. 2022 The lawsuit was dropped after the hotel's lawyer struggled to serve Johnson with the complaint and failed to apprise the court of his efforts to do so. Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2021 But many students and their parents say that UCSD didn’t apprise them in a clear, timely way that enrollment growth and the pandemic were going to lead to a big housing shortage during a year in which enrollment is expected to set a record. San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2021 Karen Crouse, a New York Times sports reporter who’s partnering with swimming legend Michael Phelps on a book, has been suspended from the newspaper for having failed to apprise her editors of the situation. Washington Post, 16 July 2021 Stock and Superintendent Deena Bishop apprised the board of progress made in the three weeks since the district’s massive effort to switch its 45,849 students to distance learning. Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Apr. 2020 Senators were also not apprised of a plot to target four U.S. embassies in the region, which President Trump disclosed during an interview to air Friday evening with Fox News' Laura Ingraham. CBS News, 15 Jan. 2020 See More 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
apprised
verb
as in informed
to give information to let me apprise you of the current situation Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- informed
- advised
- told
- briefed
- instructed
- acquainted
- notified
- alerted
- familiarized
- versed
- enlightened
- educated
- taught
- cleared
- hipped
- caught up
- assured
- convinced
- filled in
- let someone know
- clued (in)
- reassured
- kept (someone) posted
- advertised
- wised (up)
- lectured
- schooled
- certified
- warranted
- disabused
- tutored
- undeceived
- disillusioned
- announced (to)
- disclosed (to)
- disenchanted
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- misled
- misinformed