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   practise

   /ˈpraktɪs/

   verb

   • 1. perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it: "I need to practise my French" Similar rehearserun throughgo throughgo overwork onwork atrepeatpolishrefineperfecttrainrehearseprepareexercisedrillwork outwarm upgo through one's paceskeep one's hand inget into shapedo exercisesstudyinformal:knock up
   • 2. carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly: "we still practise some of these rituals today" Similar carry outperformdoobserveput into practiceexecutefollowexercise
   • ▪ actively pursue or be engaged in (a particular profession or occupation): "he began to practise law" Similar work atpursue a career inhave a career ingo in forengage inspecialize inplyfollowhang out one's shinglearchaic:prosecute
   • ▪ observe the teaching and rules of (a particular religion).
   • 3. scheme or plot for an evil purpose: archaic "what a tangled web we weave when we first practise to deceive"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French practiser or medieval Latin practizare, alteration of practicare ‘perform, carry out’, from practica ‘practice’, from Greek praktikē, feminine (used as a noun), of praktikos (see practical).

   Derivatives

   • 1. practiser noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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