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WISE UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Get wise to
Example:
They wised up to it
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "wise up" is one way to...):
discover; find out; get a line; get wind; get word; hear; learn; pick up; see (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Cause someone to become aware of something
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "wise up" is one way to...):
inform (impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s somebody PP
