notify
[ noh-tuh-fahy ]
/ ˈnoʊ təˌfaɪ /
verb (used with object), no·ti·fied, no·ti·fy·ing.
to inform (someone) or give notice to: to notify the police of a crime.
Chiefly British.
to make known; give information of: The sale was notified in the newspapers.
Origin of notify
OTHER WORDS FROM notify
Words nearby notify
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British Dictionary definitions for notify
notify
/ (ˈnəʊtɪˌfaɪ) /
verb -fies, -fying or -fied (tr)
to inform; tell
mainly British
to draw attention to; make known; announce
Derived forms of notify
notifier, nounWord Origin for notify
C14: from Old French
notifier, from Latin
notificāre to make known, from
nōtus known +
facere to make