- To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; --
followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack;
he apprised the commander of what he had done.
Meaning of 'apprise' (Princeton's WordNet)
1 . apprise
[ v]
Meaning (1): - make aware of
Example in sentence:
Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?;
His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation