To inform or notify someone of something; to make someone aware or to value something.
From Old French 'apriser', variant of 'apprendre' (to learn, teach), from Latin 'apprendere' (to grasp, seize). The meaning evolved from 'to teach' to 'to inform' or 'to estimate the value of'.
This word has a fascinating double life—it can mean both 'to inform someone' and 'to assess the value of something,' which makes sense if you think about how learning something's value is like being informed about it.
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