put someone wise

verb

To explain; to inform of something.

“Let me put you wise to what's going on.”

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Meanings

verbput someone wise (third-person singular simple present puts someone wise, present participle putting someone wise, simple past and past participle put someone wise)

present singular third person puts someone wise · participle present putting someone wise

  1. datedoftenslangTo explain; to inform of something.

    Let me put you wise to what's going on.

    2 more examples

    If each of you men who wrote me last year and told me what a regular fellow I was for putting you wise to our Shaving Cream, and what great stuff it was, would just tell your friends[…]

    1916 March 11, “[advertisement]Jim Henry, Optimist”, in Saturday Evening Post

    "Right you are; I'll put him wise," undertook Nickle briskly.

    1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London

Synonyms & antonyms

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