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Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: , past participle of apprendre, from Old French aprendre; APPRENTICE

apprise

 verb
     
ap‧prise [transitive]
formal to tell or give someone information about something
apprise somebody of something
The district chairman was fully apprised of all the details.
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