apprize

There was a good deal of firing going on in the suburbs nearest to the position, which this Highlander thought it right to apprize his people of.

From Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade by Surtees, William

I looked down the long table, glittering with glass and plate, and as I did so, I endeavoured to apprize the value of my extraordinary position.

From The Kidnapped President by Boothby, Guy Newell

She did not apprize her friend of her intention.

From Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden

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 Thwaites, Reuben Gold

When Chichimeclatecl received information of this, he instantly returned to Tezcuco in order to apprize Cortes of it.

From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Díaz del Castillo, Bernal

Governor Dan Moody, apprized of the situation, sent 70 militiamen, was reported to have telegraphed: "Protect the Negro, but don't shoot anybody."

From Time Magazine Archive

Already has it been weighed in the balance, and found wanting; it has been measured in the half-bushel, and found wanting; it has been apprized in the field, and found wanting.

From The Impending Crisis of the South How to Meet It by Helper, Hinton Rowan

Our servant had not fully apprized us of the extreme poverty of the country, the entire absence of all accommodations for travellers, and the absolute necessity of carrying with us everything requisite for comfort.

From Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2) by Stephens, John Lloyd

Her eager inspection convinced her that the principal bolt was still withdrawn, but a small one was now perceived, of whose existence she had not been apprized, and over which her key had no power.

From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden

Still, that I was not apprized each hour of her condition, that her state was lonely and sequestered, were sources of disquiet, the obvious remedy to which was her coming to New York.

From Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness by Brown, Charles Brockden

The king had been hunting all day; Charny felt somewhat uneasy at leaving without apprizing him; but the doctor promised to make his excuses.

From The Queen's Necklace by Dumas père, Alexandre

The prophet was laid in irons at Rome, and letters were dispatched to Caracalla, apprizing him of the case.

From The Caesars by De Quincey, Thomas

I would not leave the city without apprizing you of this detection of your schemes.

From Jane Talbot by Brown, Charles Brockden

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 Richardson, Samuel

Without replying, or in the least apprizing me, he ordered the man who brought the game to go in quest of his physician, and tell him, he waited for him at my house.

From History of Louisisana Or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina: Containing by Le Page du Pratz