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Monday, March 01, 2021
synonym for
notify
apprise
verb
[
uh
-
prahyz
]
apprise
is another word for
notify
The verbs
notify
and
apprise
are close in meaning—they both deal with conveying information—but there are a few differences in how they are used.
Notify
is more likely to be used of information that needs to be formally addressed or acted on. The DMV might
notify
you that your driver's license is about to expire, for instance.
Apprise
, which is defined as “to give notice to” or “to advise,” is very often used to talk about keeping someone up to date on information that is of interest to them, or, in other words, keeping them in the loop. This verb appears most frequently in passive constructions, so while it’s perfectly appropriate to say “Julie
apprised
Joe of the matter,” you’re far more likely to encounter it in a pattern resembling this: “Joe asked Julie to
keep him apprised
of the matter.”
Commonly found as
keep + apprised
The diplomat asked his aides to
keep
him
apprised
of the potentially volatile situation.
fully apprised
The attorney kept his client
fully apprised
of all developments pertaining to the case.
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Mar 02
idiosyncrasy
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calamity
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Sunday, February 28, 2021
synonym for
disaster
calamity
noun
[ k
uh
-
lam
-i-tee ]
calamity
is another word for
disaster
The nouns
disaster
and
calamity
both refer to adverse happenings, especially ones that are sudden and unexpected. A
disaster
is an event that causes great loss of life, damage, or hardship, such as a flood, airplane crash, or business failure. A
calamity
is a great misfortune or disaster, but this term emphasizes the grief or sorrow caused by such an event.
Calamity
is also used to refer to misery itself, or a state of pain and distress, as in “a year of calamity.”
Commonly found as
calamity + befall
She began volunteering at the food bank after a series
calamities
befell
her family and put the need for community-based support into sharp focus.
avert + calamity
The leader argued that international cooperation and collaboration was necessary to
avert
a dreadful
calamity
.
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Mar 01
apprise
Feb 27
eavesdrop
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Saturday, February 27, 2021
synonym for
listen
eavesdrop
verb
[
eevz
-drop ]
eavesdrop
is another word for
listen
Lend us your ears, synonym sleuths, because today we expose the difference between the verbs
listen
and
eavesdrop
. To
listen
is to give attention with the ear, or to attend closely for the purpose of hearing. No surprises there. To
eavesdrop
is to listen secretly to a private conversation, a far stealthier proposition. But what on earth is an
eave
and why is it dropping?
Eavesdrop
is a back formation of the noun
eavesdropper
, a person who stands on the
eavesdrop
—the ground on which water from the
eaves (
the overhanging of a roof) falls—in order to listen to conversations inside the house.
Commonly found as
eavesdrop + conversation
The novelist liked to do her writing in a cafe, where she could
eavesdrop
on the
conversations
of other patrons.
illegally eavesdrop
The whistleblower leaked information that the agency had been
illegally eavesdropping
on leaders of other countries.
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Feb 28
calamity
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