PRACTISE
drill, exercise, practice, practise
(verb) learn by repetition; “We drilled French verbs every day”; “Pianists practice scales”
rehearse, practise, practice
(verb) engage in a rehearsal (of)
practice, practise, exercise, do
(verb) carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; “practice law”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
practise (third-person singular simple present practises, present participle practising, simple past and past participle practised)
(transitive) To repeat (an activity) as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
(intransitive) To repeat an activity in this way.
(transitive) To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.
(transitive) To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
(intransitive, obsolete) To conspire.
To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to commit; to execute; to do.
To make use of; to employ.
To teach or accustom by practice; to train.
Usage notes
• In sense "to repeat an activity as a way improving one's skill" this is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See English catenative verbs.
• British, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand English spelling distinguishes between practice (a noun) and practise (a verb), analogously with advice and advise. In American English, the spelling practice is commonly used for both noun and verb.
Noun
practise (plural practises)
Misspelling of practice.
Anagrams
• crispate, patrices, picrates, pie carts
Source: Wiktionary
Prac"tise, v. t. & i.
Definition: See Practice.
Note: The analogy of the English language requires that the noun and verb which are pronounced alike should agree in spelling. Thus we have notice (n. & v.), noticed, noticing, noticer; poultice (n. & v.); apprentice (n. & v.); office (n. & v.), officer (n.); lattice (n.), latticed (a.); benefice (n.), beneficed (a.), etc. Cf. sacrifice (surmise (promise (compromise (advice (advise (device (devise (
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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