alarmieren
Translation
to alert, to alarm, to notify
Examples
Er alarmierte sofort die Polizei.
He immediately alerted the police.
Die Nachricht hat mich sehr alarmiert.
The news alarmed me greatly.
Grammar Patterns
((sb.)) alarmieren to alert/alarm (sb.) He alerted the fire department.
Similar Words
Synonyms: warnen (to warn), benachrichtigen (to notify); Antonym: beruhigen (to calm)
Etymology
From Italian 'all'arme!' meaning 'to arms!'. It's a direct cognate of the English word 'alarm'.
Memory Tips
It looks and sounds almost identical to the English 'alarm'. Think of sounding an alarm to alert someone.