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apprise
apprise /əˈpraɪz/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Language: French
 Origin: past participle of apprendre, from Old French aprendre; apprentice
formal to tell or give someone information about something
   SYN  inform
    apprise somebody of something
    The district chairman was fully apprised of all the details.