inform

verb

• 1 [reporting verb] give (someone) facts or information; tell: [with object]:he wrote to her, informing her of the situation [with object and clause]:they were informed that no risk was involved [no object]:the role of television is to inform and entertain
• [no object] give incriminating information about someone to the police or other authority:people called a confidential hotline to inform on friends, neighbors, and family members

• 2 [with object] give an essential or formative principle or quality to:the relationship of the citizen to the state is informed by the democratic ideal