Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb wise_up

2 senses of wise up

Sense 1
wise up -- (get wise to; "They wised up to it")
       => learn, hear, get word, get wind, pick up, find out, get a line, discover, see -- (get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted")

Sense 2
wise up -- (cause someone to become aware of something)
       => inform -- (impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights")