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notify

 
 
/ˈnəʊtɪfaɪ/ verb [T] formal

Definition

to officially tell someone about something: You should notify the police if you are involved in a road accident. [+ (that)] The court notified her that her trial date had been postponed.
notification
 
 
/ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun [C, U]
She claimed that the bank had closed her account without prior notification.
(Definition of notify verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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