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discover vs wise up

wise up vs discover

discover and wise up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
discover No No Yes No
wise up No No Yes No
As verbs, wise up is a hyponym of discover; that is, wise up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discover:
  • discover: get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
  • wise up: get wise to
Other hyponyms of discover include get the goods, catch, trip up, ascertain.
discover (verb) wise up (verb)
get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally get wise to
identify as in botany or biology, for example cause someone to become aware of something
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
make a discovery, make a new finding
see for the first time; make a discovery
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
find unexpectedly
Difference between discover and wise up

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