practiced

or prac·tised

[ prak-tist ]

/ ˈpræk tɪst /

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adjective

skilled or expert; proficient through practice or experience: a practiced hand at politics.

acquired or perfected through practice: a practiced English accent.

Origin of practiced

First recorded in 1560–70; practice + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM practiced

non·prac·ticed, adjective well-prac·ticed, adjective

Words nearby practiced

practically, practice, practice makes perfect, practice what you preach, practice-teach, practiced, practicing, practicum, practise, practised, practitioner

Definition for practiced (2 of 2)

practice

[ prak-tis ]

/ ˈpræk tɪs /

noun

habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.

habit; custom: It is not the practice here for men to wear long hair.

repeated performance or systematic exercise for the purpose of acquiring skill or proficiency: Practice makes perfect.

condition arrived at by experience or exercise: She refused to play the piano, because she was out of practice.

the action or process of performing or doing something: to put a scheme into practice; the shameful practices of a blackmailer.

the exercise or pursuit of a profession or occupation, especially law or medicine: She plans to set up practice in her hometown.

the business of a professional person: The doctor wanted his daughter to take over his practice when he retired.

Law. the established method of conducting legal proceedings.

Archaic. plotting; intrigue; trickery.

Usually practices. Archaic. intrigues; plots.

verb (used with object), prac·ticed, prac·tic·ing.

to perform or do habitually or usually: to practice a strict regimen.

to follow or observe habitually or customarily: to practice one's religion.

to exercise or pursue as a profession, art, or occupation: to practice law.

to perform or do repeatedly in order to acquire skill or proficiency: to practice the violin.

to train or drill (a person, animal, etc.) in something in order to give proficiency.

verb (used without object), prac·ticed, prac·tic·ing.

to do something habitually or as a practice.

to pursue a profession, especially law or medicine.

to exercise oneself by repeated performance in order to acquire skill: to practice at shooting.

Archaic. to plot or conspire.

Also British, prac·tise (for defs 11–19).

Origin of practice

1375–1425; (v.) late Middle English practisen, practizen (< Middle French pra(c)tiser) < Medieval Latin prāctizāre, alteration of prācticāre, derivative of prāctica practical work < Greek prāktikḗ noun use of feminine of prāktikós practic; see -ize; (noun) late Middle English, derivative of the v.

SYNONYMS FOR practice

3 application.

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synonym study for practice

2. See custom. 3. See exercise.

OTHER WORDS FROM practice

prac·tic·er, noun mis·prac·tice, noun, verb, mis·prac·ticed, mis·prac·tic·ing. non·prac·tice, noun out·prac·tice, verb (used with object), out·prac·ticed, out·prac·tic·ing.

o·ver·prac·tice, verb (used with object), o·ver·prac·ticed, o·ver·prac·tic·ing. pre·prac·tice, verb, pre·prac·ticed, pre·prac·tic·ing. re·prac·tice, verb (used with object), re·prac·ticed, re·prac·tic·ing.

Example sentences from the Web for practiced

They practiced ceremonial cannibalism, believing the hearts of their victims would imbue them with power.

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The dire fatalism that dominated the discourse then is gone, replaced largely with a practiced apathy.

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And when safe sex is practiced, he feels there is little to fear.

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Comedy at its best, as George Carlin practiced it, holds a mirror up to society in a harsh light.

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Since the 10th century, Bulgaria has practiced varying forms of prevention to keep vampires from coming back to life.

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He then went to Jefferson, Jackson County, where he opened an office, and practiced medicine for many years.

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They practiced what he had preached to a mightier race, practiced it with a thoroughness beyond the kind of man to comprehend.

Happy Ending |Fredric Brown
To the practiced eyes of Dr. Trousseau these signs were apparent where I could not perceive them until he laid his finger on them.

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Finally he settled down in Vilvorde, where he practiced medicine and chemistry until his death (in 164-4).

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He was a trustee of Alexandria and practiced law there and in Winchester.

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British Dictionary definitions for practiced

practice

/ (ˈpræktɪs) /

noun

a usual or customary action or proceeding it was his practice to rise at six; he made a practice of stealing stamps

repetition or exercise of an activity in order to achieve mastery and fluency

the condition of having mastery of a skill or activity through repetition (esp in the phrases in practice, out of practice)

the exercise of a profession he set up practice as a lawyer

the act of doing something he put his plans into practice

the established method of conducting proceedings in a court of law

verb

the US spelling of practise

Word Origin for practice

C16: from Medieval Latin practicāre to practise, from Greek praktikē practical science, practical work, from prattein to do, act

Medical definitions for practiced

practice

[ prăk′tĭs ]

v.

To engage in the profession of medicine or one of the allied health professions.

n.

The exercise of the profession of medicine.

The business of a practicing physician or group of physicians, including facilities and customary patients.

Idioms and Phrases with practiced

practice

In addition to the idioms beginning with practice

practice makes perfect
practice what you preach

also see:

in practice
make a practice of
out of practice
put into practice
sharp practice

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Definition for practiced (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), prac·ticed, prac·tic·ing.

verb (used without object), prac·ticed, prac·tic·ing.

Origin of practice

SYNONYMS FOR practice

synonym study for practice

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practiced

or prac·tised

adjective

Origin of practiced

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Words nearby practiced

Definition for practiced (2 of 2)

noun

verb (used with object), prac·ticed, prac·tic·ing.

verb (used without object), prac·ticed, prac·tic·ing.

Origin of practice

SYNONYMS FOR practice

synonym study for practice

OTHER WORDS FROM practice

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noun

verb

Word Origin for practice

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