notify

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: no=ti=fy

CIDE DICTIONARY

notify, v. t. [F. notifier, L. notificare; notus known (p. p. of noscere to known) + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Know, and -fy.].

•  To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a fact to a person.  [1913 Webster]

  "No law can bind till it be notified or promulged."  [1913 Webster]
•  To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as, the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting.  [1913 Webster]

  " This application of notify has been condemned; but it is in constant good use in the United States, and in perfect accordance with the use of certify."  [1913 Webster]

  "The President of the United States has notified the House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the act."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

notify, v.tr. (-ies, -ied)
1 (often foll. by of, or that + clause) inform or give notice to (a person).
2 make known; announce or report (a thing).

Derivative

notification n.

Etymology

ME f. OF notifier f. L notificare f. notus known: see NOTICE

THESAURUS

notify

acquaint, admonish, advertise, advertise of, advise, alert, announce, apprise, brief, bring word, caution, communicate, cry havoc, declare, disclose, enlighten, familiarize, forerun, give fair warning, give notice, give the facts, give warning, give word, harbinger, herald, hint, inform, instruct, intimate, issue an ultimatum, leave word, let know, mention to, preannounce, proclaim, publish, report, run before, send word, serve notice, sound the alarm, speak, tell, threaten, tip, tip off, utter a caveat, verse, warn, warn against

ROGET THESAURUS

notify

Information

VB tell, inform, inform of, acquaint, acquaint with, impart, impart to, make acquaintance with, apprise, advise, enlighten, awaken, transmit, let fall, mention, express, intimate, represent, communicate, make known, publish, notify, signify, specify, convey the knowledge of, let one know, have one to know, give one to understand, give notice, set before, lay before, put before, point out, put into one's head, put one in possession of, instruct, direct the attention to, announce, annunciate, report, report progress, bringword, send word, leave word, write word, telegraph, telephone, wire, retail, render an account, give an account, state, let slip, blurt out, spill the beans, unburden oneself of, let off one's chest, disclose, show cause, explain, hint, given an inkling of, give a hint, drop a hint, throw out a hint, insinuate, allude to, make allusion to, glance at, tip the wink, suggest, prompt, give the cue, breathe, whisper, whisper in the ear, give a bit of one's mind, tell one plainly, tell once for all, speak volumes, undeceive, unbeguile, set right, correct, open the eyes of, disabuse, disillusion one of, be informed of, know, learn, get scent of, get wind of, gather from, awaken to, open one's eyes to, become alive, become awake to, hear, overhear, understand, come to one's ears, come to one's knowledge, reach one's ears.