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notify

v.
US //ˈnoʊtəˌfaɪ// UK //nˈəʊtɪfˌaɪ// no·ti·fy
  1. 1 to make something known (v.)
    C2 Proficiency Archaic

    to make a fact or piece of information known to the public.

    to make something known or public. This sense is no longer used in modern speech and is found only in historical texts.

    Example

    The king's messenger arrived to notify the new laws to the people in the square.

    Example

    In the ancient chronicle, the author sought to notify the glorious deeds of his ancestors to future generations.
Origin

From Middle English notifien, a borrowing from Old French notifier, notefiier.

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