im wise

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Isaac May·er

[mahy-er] , 1819–1900, U.S. rabbi and educator, born in Bohemia: founder of Reform Judaism in the U.S.

Stephen Samuel, 1874–1949, U.S. rabbi, theologian, and Zionist leader; born in Hungary.

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wise¹ (waɪz)

—*adj* (often foll by to)
1.	possessing, showing, or prompted by wisdom or discernment
2.	prudent; sensible
3.	shrewd; crafty: a wise plan
4.	well-informed; erudite
5.	aware, informed, or knowing (esp in the phrase none the wiser)
6.	slang in the know, esp possessing inside information (about)
7.	archaic possessing powers of magic
8.	slang chiefly (US), (Canadian) cocksure or insolent
9.	informal (often foll by to) be wise, get wise to be or become aware or informed (of something) or to face up (to facts)
10.	slang (often foll by to) put wise to inform or warn (of)

—vb
11.	See wise up

[Old English wīs; related to Old Norse vīss, Gothic weis, German weise]

'wisely¹

—*adv*

'wiseness¹

—n

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wise² (waɪz)

—n
	archaic way, manner, fashion, or respect (esp in the phrases any wise, in no wise)

[Old English wīse manner; related to Old Saxon wīsa, German Weise, Old Norse vīsa verse, Latin vīsus face]

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Word Origin & History

wise

O.E. wis, from P.Gmc. *wisaz (cf. O.S., O.Fris. wis, O.N. viss, Du. wijs, Ger. weise "wise"), from pp. adj. *wittos of PIE base *woid-/*weid-/*wid- "to see," hence "to know" (see vision). Slang meaning "aware, cunning" first attested 1896. Related to the source of O.E. 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, Amer.Eng.; wisecrack is from 1924. Wisenheimer, with mock Ger. or Yiddish surname suffix, first recorded 1904.

wise

"way of proceeding, manner," O.E. wise, ultimately from the same source as wise (adj.). Cf. O.S. wisa, O.Fris. wis, Dan. vis, M.Du. wise, Du. wijs, O.H.G. wisa, Ger. Weise "way, manner." Most common in Eng. now as a suffix. For sense evolution from "to see" to "way of proceeding,"

cf. cognate Gk. eidos "form, shape, kind," also "course of action." Ground sense is "to see/know the way."

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