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Inform or enlighten someone, as in You'd better put Arthur wise about the protocol before he visits them . [ Colloquial ; early 1900s]

This I interpreted as a confession of jealous fear that I had been, in slang phrasing, “put wise.”

It was only a friendly visit, but into it she put wise counsel as well as thoughtful understanding.

The poet should not make clowns the companions of kings, nor put wise counsels into the mouth of fools.

I know his value as well as you do, but we don't want to put wise goggles on him.

She must say brought, and not brung; she must say tell, and not put wise; she must not kick, but show displeasure.

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