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no·ti·fy [ nṓtə f ] (past and past participle no·ti·fied, present participle no·ti·fy·ing, 3rd person present singular no·ti·fies)

transitive verb

Definition:

1. tell officially: to inform or warn somebody officially about somebody or something

2. make something known: to announce or report something officially, or make something officially known

[14th century. Via Old French notifier< Latin notificare "make known" < notus "known"]

no·ti·fi·ca·tion [ ntəfi káysh'n ] noun

no·ti·fi·er noun

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