notify

/ˈnō-tə-ˌfī/

Middle English notifien, from Anglo-French notifier to make known, from Late Latin notificare, from Latin notus known

verb

  1. to give formal notice to

  2. to give notice of or report the occurrence of

  3. to point out

notify a family of the death of a relation

inform acquaint apprise notify mean to make one aware of something. inform implies the imparting of knowledge especially of facts or occurrences. acquaint lays stress on introducing to or familiarizing with.

verb

  1. to inform or notify (someone) in advance

Passengers were prenotified that some flights might be canceled.