apprise
to inform or notify someone
Roots
Other words with the prehend root
- apprehend: to grasp, understand, or arrest
- apprehension: anxiety; understanding; arrest
- apprehensive: anxious or uneasy
- comprehend: to understand fully
- comprehensive: complete and wide-ranging
- prehensile: adapted for grasping
Apprise means bring someone to grasp the facts.
The analyst apprised the team of the change before the meeting.
Comprehend keeps the grasp root familiar. Apprise moves that grasp into communication: you give someone enough information to take hold of what is happening.