Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To grow wise; know better.
- An obsolete spelling of
wizen .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To become
wiser .
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Examples
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When will you wisen up and start telling the American people what this plans real inner workings are, like the 8% tax on businesses that do not provide the employers with the new government option.
Obama: 'If you misrepresent what's in the plan, we will call you out' 2009
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So now he is sticking it to Democrats for their stupidity. next time I hope they will wisen up to dump thids Republican traitor.
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If, in fact, it doesn't, then the public better wisen up fast and start demanding answers.
House Democrat: Health care bill in doubt without public plan 2009
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When will your wife wisen up and divorce your sorry butt like your bro Karl's did?
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Way to go Mrs Clinton Dont play int the hands of the media and the backroom boys, Come on women of America do whats right vote Clinton Lets not be foolish here and believe that Obama is not getting the black vote simply because he is black, its time for you to wisen up and VOTE CLINTON.
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The Democtrates should wisen up and stop clinton before she does irreparable damage to the party.
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People are finally starting wisen up this whole media manufactured controversy and are sick of it.
Gallup: Obama Has His Biggest Lead Yet, No "Small Town" Damage 2009
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We just have to keep doing our jobs and nicking them and hope the public eventually wisen up and vote someone in that would be willing to have a proper review of sentencing options and actually have minimum tariffs that are proportional to the cost and annoyance caused. on October 8, 2007 at 6: 04 pm | Reply Bobby
Teen Imperial « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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Mitt was liberal and is now uber-conservative .. the rest of just right wing freaks. the odd problem is that the top 3 republicans are Jewliani, Romney, and Thompson which must have the christian right scratching their heads having to choose. i think they are too dumb to realize it though. if they wisen up my darkhorse is Huckabee, especially since Iowa republicans are as right wing as they come ...
Thompson Discusses Daughter's Death, Criticizes Government On Schiavo 2009
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When is the public going to wisen up to the greed that comes from freemasonry through identify-theft?
Nokia announces the 6212, doubles as an e-wallet | Sync Blog 2008
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