practise
Other words from practise
- mis·prac·tise, noun, verb, mis·prac·tised, mis·prac·tis·ing.
- pre·prac·tise, verb, pre·prac·tised, pre·prac·tis·ing.
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How to use practise in a sentence
She also practises etching, pen-and-ink drawing, as well as crayon and water-color sketching.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D. | Clara Erskine ClementIn this way many a child has learned evil practises and in some cases been ruined.
The value of a praying mother | Isabel C. ByrumLloyd has a gymnastic 446 machine, and practises upon it every morning for an hour: he is beginning to be a kind of young Samson.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonHe says th' more he practises medicine th' more he becomes a janitor with a knowledge iv cookin'.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneHe who knows and practises them is a good workman; while he who neglects them is necessarily inefficient.
The Sabbath-School Index | Richard Gay Pardee
British Dictionary definitions for practise
US practice
/ (ˈpræktɪs) /
to do or cause to do repeatedly in order to gain skill
(tr) to do (something) habitually or frequently: they practise ritual murder
to observe or pursue (something, such as a religion): to practise Christianity
to work at (a profession, job, etc): he practises medicine
(foll by on or upon) to take advantage of (someone, someone's credulity, etc)
Origin of practise
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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