Definition of "apprise" []

• To give notice to; inform: apprised us of our rights. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The labels apprise me of their contents: molybdenite of ammonia, chloride of antimony, permanganate of potash and ever so many other strange terms."
• "Appraise/apprise: To appraise is to determine the value of something; to apprise is to inform others of something."
• "* '' 'Appraise/apprise' '': To appraise is to determine the value of something; to apprise is to inform others of something."