spametováti to make wiser; to bring someone to his senses; to make someone see sense; to teach someone a lesson
to me je spametovalo that was a (real) lesson for me
spametováti se to grow wiser, to cut one's wisdom teeth (ali eyeteeth), to profit by an unpleasant experience, to come to one's senses
nikoli se ne bo spametoval he will never grow wiser
moram ga spametováti I must bring him to his senses, I must make him see reason