apprize

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The services of Augustus and the Indian lads being no longer required, I despatched them to the Fort, to apprize the party there of our approach.

From Narrative of a Second Expedition to the Shores of the Polar Sea by Franklin, John

Tennyson. µ In the United States, this word is often pronounced, and sometimes written, apprize.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

American spelling gives preference to civilize, apprize; defense, pretense; traveler, woolen; etc.

From The Century Handbook of Writing by Greever, Garland

I am sorry I did not apprize you of this state of affairs when I first came to you.

From Jessamine A Novel by Harland, Marion

Evidently, in spite of my protests, the priest concluded that I wanted an audience with Cardinal Newman, for saying that he would apprize him of my visit, he disappeared.

From Forty Years of 'Spy' by Ward, Leslie