practise

[ prak-tis ]

/ ˈpræk tɪs /

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

practice.

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.

Words nearby practise

practice what you preach, practice-teach, practiced, practicing, practicum, practise, practised, practitioner, prad, prader-willi syndrome, pradesh

Definition for practised (2 of 3)

practiced

or prac·tised

[ prak-tist ]

/ ˈpræk tɪst /

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

Definition for practised (3 of 3)

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.

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 practised

The royal family - along with the British upper classes - have practised circumcision for hundreds of years.

Will Baby Cambridge Be Circumcised? |Tom Sykes |July 29, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
What other reason could Dick have for the deception which he had practised upon us all?

The Mystery of the Hidden Room |Marion Harvey
He also practised sculpture and did eight angels in bronze for the Duomo.

A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools |Various
Qualified as a civil engineer in Montreal, and practised his profession for some years.

The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History |Various

I discovered who the fellow was, and that he had practised a piece of Yankee smartness for which I had no redress.

The Evolution of Photography |John Werge
He practised copying for a couple of days, and then copied out the four parts.

The Son of a Servant |August Strindberg

British Dictionary definitions for practised (1 of 3)

practised

US practiced

/ (ˈpræktɪst) /

adjective

expert; skilled; proficient

acquired or perfected by practice

British Dictionary definitions for practised (2 of 3)

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

British Dictionary definitions for practised (3 of 3)

practise

US practice

/ (ˈpræktɪs) /

verb

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

(tr) to do (something) habitually or frequently they 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

Medical definitions for practised

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 practised

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

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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practise

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

OTHER WORDS FROM practise

Words nearby practise

Definition for practised (2 of 3)

or prac·tised

adjective

Origin of practiced

OTHER WORDS FROM practiced

Definition for practised (3 of 3)

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

Example sentences from the Web for practised

British Dictionary definitions for practised (1 of 3)

US practiced

adjective

British Dictionary definitions for practised (2 of 3)

noun

verb

Word Origin for practice

British Dictionary definitions for practised (3 of 3)

US practice

verb

Word Origin for practise

Medical definitions for practised

v.

n.

Idioms and Phrases with practised