practise
[prak-tis]
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verb (used with or without object), prac·tised, prac·tis·ing. British.
practice
[prak-tis]
noun
verb (used with object), prac·ticed, prac·tic·ing.
verb (used without object), prac·ticed, prac·tic·ing.
Also British, prac·tise (for defs 11–19).
Origin of practice
Synonyms for practice
3. application.
Synonym study
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Historical Examples of practises
Mr. Wing is an American-born Chinese and practises the profession of a valet.
The Garden of Bright WatersVarious
If she works, or practises one of the arts, she does this only until marriage.
The Truth About WomanC. Gasquoine Hartley
Every art unfolds its secrets and its beauty only to the man who practises it.
The Ministry of IntercessionAndrew Murray
And he looks into the sand-grave near him, where little Najib practises how to die.
The Book of KhalidAmeen Rihani
But the other doctor, who practises on freemen, proceeds in quite a different way.
LawsPlato
practice
noun
verb
Word Origin for practice
C16: from Medieval Latin practicāre to practise, from Greek praktikē practical science, practical work, from prattein to do, act
practise
US practice
verb
Word Origin for practise
C15: see practice
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practice
[prăk′tĭs]
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