Inform vs. Notify — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Inform and Notify
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Inform
Inform is a programming language and design system for interactive fiction originally created in 1993 by Graham Nelson. Inform can generate programs designed for the Z-code or Glulx virtual machines.
Notify
To give notice to; inform
Notified the citizens of the curfew by posting signs.
Inform
To impart information to; make aware of something
We were informed by mail of the change in plans. The nurse informed me that visiting hours were over.
Notify
Chiefly British To give notice of; make known.
Inform
To acquaint (oneself) with knowledge of a subject.
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Notify
(transitive) To give (someone) notice (of some event).
The dispatcher immediately notified the volunteer fire department of the emergency call.
Once a decision has been reached and notified to the parties it becomes binding.
Inform
To give form or character to; imbue with a quality or an essence
"A society's strength is measured by ... its ability to inform a future generation with its moral standards" (Vanity Fair).
Notify
To make (something) known.
Inform
To be a formative or characterizing presence in; animate
"It is this brash, backroom sensibility that informs his work as a novelist" (Jeff Shear).
Notify
To make note of (something).
Inform
(Obsolete) To form (the mind or character) by teaching or training.
Notify
To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a fact to a person.
No law can bind till it be notified or promulged.
Inform
To give or provide information.
Notify
To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as, the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting.
The President of the United States has notified the House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the act.
Inform
To disclose confidential or incriminating information to an authority
The defendant informed against the other members of the ring.
Notify
Give information or notice to;
I advised him that the rent was due
Inform
To instruct, train (usually in matters of knowledge).
Inform
(transitive) To communicate knowledge to.
Inform
(intransitive) To impart information or knowledge.
Inform
To act as an informer; denounce.
Inform
(transitive) To give form or character to; to inspire (with a given quality); to affect, influence (with a pervading principle, idea etc.).
His sense of religion informs everything he writes.
Inform
To make known, wisely and/or knowledgeably.
Inform
To direct, guide.
Inform
To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
Inform
Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
Inform
Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.
Inform
To give form or share to; to give vital or organizing power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion.
Let others better mold the running massOf metals, and inform the breathing brass.
Breath informs this fleeting frame.
Breathes in our soul, informs our mortal part.
Inform
To communicate knowledge to; to make known to; to acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell; to notify; to enlighten; - usually followed by of.
For he would learn their business secretly,And then inform his master hastily.
I am informed thoroughly of the cause.
Inform
To communicate a knowledge of facts to, by way of accusation; to warn against anybody.
Tertullus . . . informed the governor against Paul.
Inform
To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.
It is the bloody business which informsThus to mine eyes.
Inform
To give intelligence or information; to tell.
He might either teach in the same manner, or inform how he had been taught.
Inform
Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to;
I informed him of his rights
Inform
Give character or essence to;
The principles that inform modern teaching
Inform
Act as an informer;
She had informed on her own parents for years
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