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practise /prakˈtis, formerly -tīzˈ/, also (N American) practice transitive verb- To carry out in practice (eg what one preaches)
- To go in for, or make a habit of
- To exercise (eg self-control)
- To live one's life in accordance with (a religion)
- To work at or follow (a profession, eg medicine or law)
- To exercise oneself in (an art, etc), on (a musical instrument) or in the performance of (a musical piece, song, speech, etc) in order to acquire or maintain skill
- To train by practice, to drill
- To frequent (obsolete)
- To work (some evil) against someone (with on, upon)
- To effect (obsolete)
- To contrive by some means (Milton)
- To plot (Shakespeare)
- To attempt or proceed (to do something; obsolete)
intransitive verb- To follow a profession, eg medicine or law, to be in practice
- To exercise oneself in any art, eg instrumental music
- To act habitually (obsolete)
- To scheme, plot or intrigue (with against; obsolete) to tamper with (with upon, on)
- To have dealings (with with; obsolete)
- To work upon (someone's feelings) unscrupulously (with on, upon) (old)
ORIGIN: Med L practizāre, altered from practicāre, from L practica; see practician pracˈtisant noun (obsolete) A fellow conspirator pracˈtised adjective Skilled through practice pracˈtiser noun pracˈtising adjective - Actually engaged in a specified profession
- Actively following, and holding faithfully to, a particular religion, etc
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