practise
[
prak
-tis]
/ˈpræk tɪs/
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
,
practised,
practising.
British
1.
practice
.
Related forms
mispractise,
noun,
verb,
mispractised,
mispractising.
prepractise,
verb,
prepractised,
prepractising.
Examples from the web for
practise
There is a selection effect in finding people who
practise
meditation.
We conduct
practise
twice a week to develop and learn off one another.
The educational phase was for the population to learn how to
practise
democracy, in other words, to grow a middle class.
On them to look and
practise
by myself.
Other arthropods lay eggs through their elbows, urinate through their heads and regularly
practise
virgin birth.
The arguments offered against this
practise
in this article are completely spurious.
Bad writing consists in making the attempt, and failing through lack of
practise
.
She believed she had the right for free speech which is guaranteed in the Chinese constitution, but not in
practise
.
And you might as well learn the difference between "licence" and "license" and between "practice" and "
practise
" as well.
Clinics give law students a chance to
practise
their craft.
British Dictionary definitions for
practise
practise
/
ˈpræktɪs
/
verb
1.
to do or cause to do repeatedly in order to gain skill
2.
(
transitive
) to do (something) habitually or frequently:
they practise ritual murder
3.
to observe or pursue (something, such as a religion):
to practise Christianity
4.
to work at (a profession, job, etc):
he practises medicine
5.
foll by
on or upon.
to take advantage of (someone, someone's credulity, etc)
Word Origin
C15: see
practice
Word Origin and History for
practise
chiefly British English spelling of
practice
.