practise

[ prak-tis ]

/ ˈpræk tɪs /

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verb (used with or without object), prac·tised, prac·tis·ing.British.

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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

The good news is, we often practise foresight without even realizing it.
How to plan your life during a pandemic|Amy Nordrum|September 26, 2020|MIT Technology Review
In 1980 she was charged with professional incompetence and practising without chambers; she was disbarred three years later.
The Week in Death: Clarissa Dickson Wright, One of ‘Two Fat Ladies’|The Telegraph|March 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He found her at the piano, practising the song that now ran ever in his blood; the score, he noticed, was in Tony's writing.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
Do not believe this; be certain that those who profess such a doctrine are practising themselves the deceit they condemn so much.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley

The easiest way to cultivate the geographic sense is by practising the art of making sketch maps.
Outlines of the Earth's History|Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
She looked around and saw a hundred of her sex practising the well-bred deportment that Mrs. Considine had preached.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
At home all the morning practising to sing, which is now my great trade, and at noon to my Lady and dined with her.
Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete|Samuel Pepys

British Dictionary definitions for practise

practise

US practice

/ (ˈpræktɪs) /

verb

to do or cause to do repeatedly in order to gain skill

(tr) to do (something) habitually or frequentlythey 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)

Word Origin for practise

C15: see practice

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