-ˌfī verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Middle English notifien, from Middle French notifier to make known, from Late Latin notificare, from Latin notus (past. participle of noscere to come to know) + -ificare -ify — more at know
transitive verb
1. obsolete
a. : to take notice of : observe
b. : to point out : indicate , denote
2.
a. : to give notice of : make known : declare , publish
Her Majesty's pleasure not to disallow this act is notified in the Gazette — Bahamas Acts
b. : to report the occurrence of (a communicable disease or an individual suffering from such disease) in a community to public-health or other authority
notify any cow which … appears to be affected with tuberculosis — Control of Certain Diseases of Dairy Cows
3. : to give notice to : inform by notice
notified the citizens to meet at the city hall
intransitive verb
: to give notice
Synonyms: see inform