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Inform vs. Notify — What's the Difference?

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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