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practise /ˈpraktɪs/ (US practice)

▶verb

1 perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, maintain, or improve proficiency in it.

2 carry out or perform (an activity or custom) habitually or regularly.

3 be engaged in (a particular profession).

4 observe the teaching and rules of (a particular religion).

5 archaic scheme or plot for an evil purpose.

– derivatives
practised adjective,
practiser noun.

– origin ME: from OFr. practiser or med. L. practizare, alt. of practicare ‘perform, carry out’, from practica ‘practice’, from Gk praktikē, from praktikos (see practical).

usage: On the difference between practise and practice, see usage at practice.

'practise' also found in these Oxford entries:

barrister - bugger - doctor - driving range - exercise - fence - flathead - follow - knock - license - licentiate - obstetrician - pettifog - physician - practice - prolusion - pupillage - recorder - rehearse - shingle - skidpan - studio - surgeon - taxi squad - woodshed - yodel

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