verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To give (someone) notice (of some event). transitive

   "The dispatcher immediately notified the volunteer fire department of the emergency call."

2. 2
   inform (somebody) of something wordnet
3. 3
   To make (something) known. obsolete, transitive
4. 4
   To make note of (something). obsolete, transitive

Synonyms

All synonyms

adviseannounceappriseapprisegive noticeacquaint

Example

More examples

"You should notify the police at once."

Etymology

From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.

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