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Antonyms for wise up
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : wahyz |
Phonetic Transcription : waɪz |
- abandon
- allow
- approve
- ask
- be quiet
- collect
- commend
- common
- compliment
- conceal
- deceive
- decrease
- destroy
- disallow
- disarrange
- discourage
- disorder
- disorganize
- displace
- dissuade
- disturb
- fail
- forget
- gather
- halt
- hide
- hold back
- hurt
- ignorant
- ignore
- keep
- keep secret
- laud
- learn
- let go
- listen
- lose
- misguide
- mislead
- neglect
- permit
- praise
- prevent
- refrain
- retard
- slow
- suppress
- uncultured
- uneducated
- weaken
- withhold
Definition of wise up
Origin :- Old English wis, from Proto-Germanic *wisaz (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian wis, Old Norse viss, Dutch wijs, German weise "wise"), from past participle adjective *wittos of PIE root *weid- "to see," hence "to know" (see vision). Slang meaning "aware, cunning" first attested 1896. Related to the source of Old English witan "to know, wit."
- A wise man has no extensive knowledge; He who has extensive knowledge is not a wise man. [Lao-tzu, "Tao te Ching," c.550 B.C.E.]
- Wise guy is attested from 1896, American English. Wisenheimer, with mock German or Yiddish surname suffix, first recorded 1904.
- As in erudite : adj well-educated, cultured
- As in instruct : verb inform, teach
- As in notify : verb inform
- As in post : verb advise, inform
- As in ready : verb prepare
- As in train : verb prepare
- As in warn : verb give notice of possible occurrence
- As in caution : verb warn, advise
- As in clue : verb give information
- As in counsel : verb give advice
- I told Greenback to wise up his boy, as look at the trouble that got caused.
- Extract from : « Arm of the Law » by Harry Harrison
- Of one thing he felt assured, that it was in no wise up to him to speak or do first.
- Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
- Or, you can wise up now and fix Dakota before he gets a chance at you.
- Extract from : « The Trail to Yesterday » by Charles Alden Seltzer
- And they are wise up to the very point of believing only the things they have seen.
- Extract from : « Pieces of Hate » by Heywood Broun
- Ive never missed an opportunity of seeing a Big League game and trying to wise up on the methods of the players.
- Extract from : « The New Boys at Oakdale » by Morgan Scott
- Up it & like wise up the St. Croix are saw mills, as that country abounds with Pine.
- Extract from : « Old Fort Snelling » by Marcus L. Hansen
Synonyms for wise up
- accustom
- acquaint
- address
- admonish
- advise
- advocate
- air
- alert
- announce
- apprise
- apprive
- arrange
- assert
- blazon
- brace
- brainwash
- brainy
- break in
- break it to
- brief
- broadcast
- cable
- care for
- caution
- charge
- circulate
- clear the decks
- clue
- clue in
- coach
- confab
- convey
- counsel
- cry wolf
- cue
- cultivate
- cultivated
- debrief
- declare
- deprecate
- develop
- direct
- discipline
- disclose
- disseminate
- dissuade
- divulge
- drill
- drum into
- dry run
- educate
- educated
- engineer
- enjoin
- enlighten
- equip
- exercise
- exhort
- express
- fill in
- fit
- fit out
- fix
- flag
- forbid
- forearm
- forewarn
- fortify
- gear up
- get
- get a workout
- get in shape
- get ready
- get set
- gird
- give
- give fair warning
- give lessons
- give pointer
- give the high sign
- give the lowdown
- give the lowdown on
- give the skinny on
- give two cents
- give warning
- ground
- grow strong
- guide
- habituate
- harden
- herald
- highbrow
- hint
- hone
- huddle
- improve
- in the know
- indicate
- inform
- instruct
- intimate
- into
- inure
- keep posted
- kibitz
- knowledgeable
- lay it out
- lead
- lead to
- learned
- leave evidence
- leave trace
- leave tracks
- lecture
- let in on
- let know
- lettered
- level
- literate
- make
- make aware
- make known
- make ready
- make up
- mention
- mold
- notify
- order
- organize
- pass out
- pave the way
- pilot
- point to
- post
- predict
- prep
- prepare
- prescribe
- prime
- proclaim
- prompt
- promulgate
- provide
- psych up
- publish
- pull one's coat
- put bug in ear
- put heads together
- put on guard
- put on to
- put one wise
- put wise to
- qualify
- radio
- rear
- recommend
- rehearse
- remind
- remonstrate
- report
- reprehend
- reprove
- reveal
- run through
- savvy
- scholarly
- scholastic
- school
- season
- send word
- set
- shape
- sharpen
- show the ropes
- signal
- speak
- spread
- state
- steer
- strengthen
- studious
- study
- suggest
- summon
- talk
- tame
- teach
- telephone
- tell
- threaten
- tip
- tip off
- tout
- train
- tutor
- update
- urge
- vent
- warm up
- warn
- wave a red flag
- well-read
- whip into shape
- wire
- wise one up
- wise up
- work out
- write
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