Tuesday, September 9, 2014

apprise, a prize

Apprise or apprise ( one word ) means to give notice or inform--
I'm sure that when you apprise him of the situation, he'll take steps to correct it.
Make sure to apprise the management of any malfunctions.

A prize or a prize ( two words ) means something won in a contest or lottery; a reward--
Great news! You won a prize!
He won a prize for an essay he wrote for a school competition.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"This message is to apprise you that you have won a prize in our sweepstakes."

Note--"uprise" means to swell or grow, or to rise in revolt--
Frost may cause the ground to uprise and heave out the saplings.
The peasants plan to uprise as soon as the soldiers march out of the city.

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