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Word: Practise
Speech Type: Verb
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)
ˈpraktɪs
perform (an activity) or exercise (a skill) repeatedly or regularly in order to acquire, improve or maintain proficiency in it
Short Definition:perform activity repeatedly to improve or maintain proficiency
Examples:- I need to practise my French
- they were practising for the Olympics
carry out or perform (a particular activity, method, or custom) habitually or regularly
Short Definition:carry out an activity etc. habitually
Examples:- we still practise some of these rituals today
scheme or plot for an evil purpose
Short Definition:scheme or plot
Examples:- what a tangled web we weave when we first practise to deceive
- practice
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