inform

inform [-ed, -ing] v

OFr < L. informāre, give form, shape, fashion, describe.

  1. Counsel; advise; direct; guide; give intelligence; give knowledge to.
  2. Enlighten; elucidate; interpret; provide an understanding of.
  3. Teach; apprize; instruct; present with information.
  4. Tell; signal; indicate.