Past tense of apprise; informed or made aware of something; notified.
Past tense form of 'apprise' (to inform), from Old French 'apendre.' The '-ed' ending marks past tense in English. Like 'apprizal,' this form competes with the similar-sounding 'appraised' (evaluated).
When 18th-century letters say 'I apprized him of the news,' they're using a verb that has nearly vanished from modern English, replaced by simpler words like 'told' or 'informed,' showing how language naturally streamlines over centuries.
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