apprize
/ə'praiz/
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Definition
- Verb (transitive):
- To inform or notify someone of something: To make someone aware of information, typically in a formal or official manner.
- To appraise or estimate the value of something: To assess or determine the worth, quality, or significance of something. (This meaning is now rare and largely superseded by "appraise".)
- To increase in value: To rise in monetary worth or price. (This meaning is now rare and largely superseded by "appreciate".)
Usage and Examples
- Verb (to inform):
- The manager will apprize the team of the new policy changes.
- I was apprised of the situation by a confidential source.
- Verb (to appraise - archaic):
- The jeweler will apprize the antique necklace. (Modern usage: appraise)
- Verb (to increase in value - archaic):
- Careful renovations can apprize a property. (Modern usage: appreciate)
Advanced Usage
- "To be apprised of": This is the most common modern construction, indicating that someone has been formally informed.
- The board members must be apprised of all financial risks.
- Legal/Formal Context: The word is frequently used in official, legal, or bureaucratic communication to denote formal notification.
- The defendant has the right to be apprised of the charges against him.
Variants and Related Words
- Apprise (verb): The more common modern spelling for the "to inform" meaning. "Apprize" and "apprise" are variants.
- Please apprise me of any developments.
- Appraisal (noun): The act of assessing value or performance.
- The employee's annual appraisal is next week.
- Appreciate (verb): To increase in value or to recognize the worth of something.
- Real estate tends to appreciate over time.
Synonyms
- Inform: To give information to someone.
- Notify: To inform someone, typically in an official way.
- Advise: To offer information or counsel.
- Acquaint: To make someone aware of or familiar with.
Phrasal Verbs / Common Constructions
- Apprize someone of something: The standard construction for the primary modern meaning.
- The ambassador was apprised of the diplomatic crisis.
Notes on Usage
- Modern Preference: In contemporary English, "apprise" is the preferred spelling for the meaning "to inform." The spelling "apprize" is less common and can sometimes cause confusion with "appraise."
- Archaic Meanings: The meanings related to valuation ("appraise") and increasing value ("appreciate") are considered archaic. Using "apprize" in these senses may sound outdated or incorrect to modern readers. It is strongly recommended to use "appraise" or "appreciate" instead for those meanings.
Verb
- increase the value of
- The Germans want to appreciate the Deutsche Mark
- gain in value
- The yen appreciated again!
- make aware of
- Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?
- inform (somebody) of something
- I advised him that the rent was due