[wahyz] 
adjective, wis⋅er, wis⋅est, verb, wised, wis⋅ing.| 1. | having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion. |
| 2. | characterized by or showing such power; judicious or prudent: a wise decision. |
| 3. | possessed of or characterized by scholarly knowledge or learning; learned; erudite: wise in the law. |
| 4. | having knowledge or information as to facts, circumstances, etc.: We are wiser for their explanations. |
| 5. | Slang. informed; in the know: You're wise, so why not give us the low-down? |
| 6. | Archaic. having knowledge of magic or witchcraft. |
| 7. | Slang. to make wise or aware: I'll wise you, kid. |
| 8. | wise up, Slang. to make or become aware of a secret or generally unknown fact, situation, attitude, etc.: They wised him up on how to please the boss. She never wised up to the fact that the joke was on her. |
| 9. | be or get wise to, Slang. to be or become cognizant of or no longer deceived by; catch on: to get wise to a fraud. |
| 10. | get wise, Slang.
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| 11. | put or set someone wise, Slang. to inform a person; let a person in on a secret or generally unknown fact: Some of the others put him wise to what was going on. |
| wise 1 (wīz) adj. wis·er, wis·est
wise up Slang To make or become aware, informed, or sophisticated. [Middle English, from Old English wīs; see weid- in Indo-European roots.] wise'ly adv., wise'ness n. |
"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, Amer.Eng.; wisecrack is from 1924. Wisenheimer, with mock Ger. or Yiddish surname suffix, first recorded 1904.
