"wise up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: wises up [present, singular, third-person], wising up [participle, present], wised up [participle, past], wised up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} wise up (third-person singular simple present wises up, present participle wising up, simple past and past participle wised up)
  1. (informal, intransitive) To become informed; to inform oneself of something, or come to a realization. Tags: informal, intransitive

Inflected forms

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