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putting someone wise

putting someone wise is the present participle and gerund of put someone wise.

Meaning of put someone wise

Verb

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

  1. (dated, often, slang) To explain; to inform of something.
    • Let me put you wise to what's going on.

Questions about putting someone wise

What is putting someone wise the present participle and gerund of?
Putting someone wise is the present participle and gerund of put someone wise.

Words near putting someone wise in the dictionary

  1. putting someone on to
  2. putting someone out of their misery
  3. putting someone to their trumps
  4. putting someone under
  5. putting someone under the screw
  6. putting someone wise
  7. putting someone's back up
  8. putting someone's light out
  9. putting someone's lights out
  10. putting someone's pipe out
  11. putting something behind one

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