wise (up)

verb

Definition of wise (up)next
1
as in to inform
to give information to wised him up to some of the more effective tricks of salesmanship

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2
as in to realize
to come to an awareness of she eventually wised up to the fact that he was taking advantage of her

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wise (up)
  1. inform
  2. realize
  3. advise
  4. discover
  5. tell
  6. hear
  7. instruct
  8. see
Verb
  • This helped the design inform several storytelling beats.
    Mark Blankenship, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
  • At the end of last week’s episode, a messenger informs Claire that her husband Jamie (Sam Heughan) has been lost at sea on his way to the American Colonies.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of inform
Verb
  • Institutions and educators are realizing the necessity of incorporating these novel technologies to improve learning and multidisciplinary cooperation.
    Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
  • But what few may realize is that the template for that concept may have started 80 years ago today — with the death of a big-band musician.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of realize
Verb
  • Minasian had been one of the strongest voices to champion Burnes when the right-hander showed promise in the minor leagues, advising then-Brewers GM Doug Melvin to make the former fourth-round pick practically untouchable in trade discussions.
    Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • From growing up with football legends to advising his son, here's everything to know about Arch Manning's dad, Cooper Manning.
    Nasha Smith, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of advise
Verb
  • The bodies of 11 Indian nationals and one Georgian citizen were discovered on the second floor above an Indian restaurant in Gudauri, the largest ski resort in the country, local police said in a statement issued Saturday.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Gupta provides an example of Bayer, which is developing a cutting-edge platform to help discover insights from images.
    Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D., J.D., Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of discover
Verb
  • The client ended up being Joy Klein, who told Costanza to take a trip to Treasures 4 Teachers.
    Zach Bradshaw, The Arizona Republic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Law enforcement has yet to release her name, but family members told IFD that the woman lived alone and was checked on daily.
    Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of tell
Verb
  • Now a chef at the Department of Justice and the father of two children with autism, two and three years old, Smith said hearing about the incident hit him hard.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Disney appealed the decision, but the California Supreme Court declined to hear the case, which effectively ended its legal fight.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of hear
Verb
  • Twenty-three others were in Washington but were not found to have been instructed to be there by any FBI field offices, and of those 23, three entered the Capitol while 11 entered the restricted areas around the building, the probe found.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • To fill the rest of the ranks, the military instructed island governments to contribute enslaved men.
    Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of instruct
Verb
  • On December 5, the 29-year-old model was seen in a dressed down fall uniform that was, well, both in and out of my price range.
    Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This legacy in racing has seen the team achieve strong successes, including their first win in 2000 with Robbie Buhl, and a history of fielding prominent drivers such as Al Unser Jr., Sarah Fisher, and Ryan Hunter-Reay.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of see
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“Wise (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wise%20%28up%29. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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