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Verb: wise up
Usage: informal
  1. Get wise to
    "They wised up to it"
     
  2. Cause someone to become aware of something
    "The harsh criticism wised him up to his mistakes"

Derived forms: wising up, wises up, wised up

Type of: discover, find out, get a line [informal], get wind, get word, hear, inform, learn, pick up, see