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)

Choose the Right Synonym for apprise

inform, acquaint, apprise, notify mean to make one aware of something.

inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences.

informed us of the crisis

acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with.

acquaint yourself with the keyboard

apprise implies communicating something of special interest or importance.

keep us apprised of the situation

notify implies sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action.

notified the witness when to appear

Examples of apprise in a Sentence

let me apprise you of the current situation

Recent Examples on the Web

The consignor, apprised of the Grünbaum provenance, asked Christie’s to help mediate an agreement with Grünbaum’s heirs, according to Boll. —Catherine Hickley, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025

Local state prosecutors will be apprised of the situation should possible criminal culpability play a role in the origin of the pileup, the governor said. —Erick Mendoza, NBC News, 15 Feb. 2025

Over the last three weeks, Kotb has kept her fans apprised of her goings on via Instagram, showing herself taking her daughters to school and meeting up with her former Today colleagues. —Sara Vallone, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025

California Governor Gavin Newsom and President Joe Biden are currently being apprised of the situation, which led to the declaration of a state of emergency. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 8 Jan. 2025

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

Rhymes for apprise

• advise
• applies
• arise
• assize
• baptize
• belies
• bitwise
• capsize
• chastise
• chordwise
• clockwise
• coastwise

Kids Definition

apprise

verb

ap·​prise ə-ˈprīz 

apprised; apprising

: to give notice to : inform

apprised him of his rights