notify vs apprize

notify and apprize both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
notify	No	No	Yes	No
apprize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, notify and apprize are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of notify include advise, apprise, give notice, send word.

notify (verb)	apprize (verb)
inform (somebody) of something	increase the value of
	gain in value
	make aware of
	inform (somebody) of something