wise up
Britishverb
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slang (often foll by to) to become or cause to become aware or informed (of)
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(tr) to make more intellectually demanding or sophisticated
Example Sentences
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When do you suppose our major universities will wise up to the notion of serving as a free farm club for the NFL and NBA?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2025
It’s a scam, of course, one that only he knows is happening and it requires him and his hoodwinked team to occasionally hit the road before suckers wise up and want their money back.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2023
There are deals being signed left and right, they say, as more people wise up.
From The Verge ● Feb. 11, 2022
So unless they wise up and change their minds, the future is looking quite gloomy indeed.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2021
Trix wants to wise up on the cattle business, Keith.
From Her Prairie Knight by B. M. Bower
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