apprise

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How does the verb apprise differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of apprise are acquaint, inform, and notify. While all these words mean "to make one aware of something," apprise implies communicating something of special interest or importance.

keep us apprised of the situation

When would acquaint be a good substitute for apprise?

The meanings of acquaint and apprise largely overlap; however, acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with.

acquaint yourself with the keyboard

When might inform be a better fit than apprise?

The words inform and apprise can be used in similar contexts, but inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences.

informed us of the crisis

When is notify a more appropriate choice than apprise?

The synonyms notify and apprise are sometimes interchangeable, but notify implies sending notice of something requiring attention or demanding action.

notified the witness when to appear

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of apprise Ig Nobel apprised The Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate achievements that make people laugh, then think. Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025 The acclaimed independent filmmaker, who has also taught film at Bard College for nearly two decades, spoke to Vogue last week about the noteworthy events at the edge of the action, the artist who inspired Mooney’s wardrobe, and the materials that apprised O’Connor of 1970 America. Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 The fountain’s ninety-six-year-old creator was not apprised of the work’s impending destruction but instead was alerted by his children, who had read about it online. News Desk, Artforum, 16 Oct. 2025 Most of the cases presented took place during the 80s and 90s in Korea, before the internet, streaming video, and mobile devices kept us so apprised of manmade horrors being perpetrated on the other side of the world. Kayti Burt, Time, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for apprise
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apprise
Verb
  • The experience informed his attitude toward the Oklahoma Insurance Department, with which Coppermark has had a long and litigious relationship.
    J.C. Hallman, Oklahoman, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Facts need to be robustly and responsibly established before they’re used to inform our decision-making process.
    Big Think, Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The singer then materialized and handed the boy one of his Grammys and told him always to believe in himself.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Crashes, luge athletes will tell you, are part of the game, a necessary teaching tool that helps young lugers learn how to navigate sliding on their back down an icy course, sometimes faster than 90 miles per hour.
    Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • MyPlate advised sticking to low-fat dairy, as seen in the low-fat yogurt and the glass of low-fat milk with dinner.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Be advised, though, that many of Carrizo Plain’s roads are dirt and become all but impassable in wet weather.
    Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Justice Department filed the affidavit to a Georgia federal court for release to the public on the order of a federal judge, who instructed government lawyers to make redactions to shield the names of nongovernmental witnesses.
    Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn Kuhl, who is overseeing the trial, has instructed them not to search for or view any information related to the case or to change their settings to evaluate claims made during trial.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026

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“Apprise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apprise. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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