English verb: wise up | |||
1. | wise up (cognition) get wise to | ||
Samples | They wised up to it. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discover, find out, get a line, get wind, get word, hear, learn, pick up, see | ||
2. | wise up (cognition) cause someone to become aware of something | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | inform | ||