Defn: Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole length, as against a stem, Gray.
APPRISE
Ap*prise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Apprised; p. pr. & vb. n. Apprising.]
Etym: [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p. apprendre to learn, to teach,
to inform. Cf. Apprehend, Apprentice.]
Defn: To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; — followed by of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he apprised the commander of what he had done.
APPRISE
Ap*prise", n.
Defn: Notice; information. [Obs.] Gower.
APPRIZAL
Ap*priz"al, n.
Defn: See Appraisal.
APPRIZE Ap*prize", v. t. Etym: [The same as Appraise, only more accommodated to the English form of the L. pretiare.]
Defn: To appraise; to value; to appreciate.
APPRIZEMENT
Ap*prize"ment, n.