notify
notify Lexical Profile
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• verb
To inform someone of something, typically in a formal or official manner.
"The university will notify applicants of its admission decisions by the end of the month."
British To give formal or official notice of an event, condition, or legal requirement to the relevant authorities.
"Doctors are legally required to notify any suspected cases of the infectious disease to the public health board."
Word Nuance & Usage
In American English, 'notify' always takes a personal direct object followed by 'of' or a 'that' clause (e.g., 'notify the police of the theft'). In British English, it can also take the information itself as the direct object followed by 'to' (e.g., 'notify the change of address to the post office').
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French 'notifier', from Latin 'notificare' ('to make known'), a compound of 'notus' ('known', past participle of 'noscere') and 'facere' ('to make').