- a variation of apprise.
apprize
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Of what they see with lustrous eyes, Where all the stars in light are dwelling, They faithfully the king apprize, And never are they tired of telling.
From Henry of Ofterdingen: A Romance. by Friedrich von Hardenberg
I withdrew some miles from London, and left Spencer there to apprize me of any change in your circumstances.
From The Sylph, Volume I and II by Georgiana Cavendish
We therefore encamped at half past two o'clock in a pleasant pine clump, and immediately set fire to a tree to apprize the Indians of our situation.
From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by John Franklin
She did not apprize her friend of her intention.
From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown
John Stuart, and requesting of him, to apprize the inhabitants on the Greenbrier river that an immediate war was anticipated, and to send out scouts to watch the warrior’s paths beyond the settlements.
From Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State by Reuben Gold Thwaites
Governor Dan Moody, apprized of the situation, sent 70 militiamen, was reported to have telegraphed: "Protect the Negro, but don't shoot anybody."
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Cadwgan’s eyes filled with tears on being apprized of his promotion to so important a post, and he thanked Mr. Roberts from his heart of hearts for his confidence and kindness.
From The Cambrian Sketch-Book Tales, Scenes, and Legends of Wild Wales by R. Rice Davies
And, when the world shall, at last, become unavoidably apprized of the fact, I shall have taken sanctuary in the grave, where the fulsome applause of the multitude can never reach me.”
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School
This family might still exist, and have either afforded an asylum to the Dudleys, or, at least, be apprized of their destiny.
From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown
He related the means by which he became apprized of their fate, and drew a picture of their death, surpassing all that imagination can conceive of shocking and deplorable.
From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Charles Brockden Brown
Roger slipped into the living tent and wrote a hasty note to Charley, apprizing her of events and begging her to come to his aid.
From The Forbidden Trail by Honoré Morrow
But how wilt thou hinder the lady from apprizing her friend of the real name?
From Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 3 by Samuel Richardson
We kept firing as we approached the land, with the view of apprizing the people of the post, who were directed to await us at the mouth of the river.
From Notes of a Twenty-Five Years' Service in the Hudson's Bay Territory Volume II. by John M'lean
I would not leave the city without apprizing you of this detection of your schemes.
From Jane Talbot by Charles Brockden Brown
As the business is now fixed for Thursday next, I have taken the liberty of apprizing your Lordship by a messenger, who I hope will arrive before your Lordship goes to bed to-night.
From Memoirs of the Courts and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 1 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of