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wise

1. wise \'wi-z\ n [ME, fr. OE wi-se; akin to OHG wi-sa manner, Gk eidos 
   f]orm, idein to see - more at WIT : MANNER, WAY 
2. wise aj [ME wis, fr. OE wi-s; akin to OHG wi-s wise, OE wita]n to know - 
   more at WIT 1a: having wisdom : SAGE  1b: exercising sound judgment : 
   PRUDENT  2: evidencing or hinting at the possession of inside information : 
   KN OWING; also : CRAFTY, SHREWD obs  3: skilled in magic or divination LE, 
   SANE: WISE suggests great understanding of people and of situations and 
   unusual discernment and judgment in dealing with them; SAGE suggests wide 
   experience, great learning, and wisdom; SAPIENT is chiefly ironical and 
   implies chiefly an appearance of sageness; JUDICIOUS stresses a capacity 
   for reaching wise decisions or just conclusions; PRUDENT suggests exercise 
   of the restraint of sound practical wisdom and discretion; SENSIBLE applies 
   to action guided and restrained by good sense and rationality; SANE 
   stresses mental soundness, rationality, and levelheadedness - wise.ly av 
   SYN syn SAGE, SAPIENT, JUDICIOUS, PRUDENT, SENSIB 
3. wise vt : INFORM, INSTRUCT - usu. used with up to become info rmed or 
   knowledgeable : LEARN - used with up
4. wise vt [ME wisen, fr. OE wi-sian; akin to ON vi-sa to show the] way, OE 
   wi-s wise chiefly Scot  1a: DIRECT, GUIDE  1b: ADVISE, PERSUADE  chiefly 
   Scot  2: to divert or impel in a given direction : SEND