Definitions for practiseˈpræk tɪs

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

prac•tiseˈpræk tɪs(v.t.; v.i.)-tised, -tis•ing.

Brit.
Category: British
Ref: practice .

Princeton's WordNet

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"
drill, exercise, practice, practise(verb)
learn by repetition
"We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

practise(verb)ˈprӕktis
to improve a skill by doing it repeatedly
You'll get better at it if you practice.; She's practicing her jump shot.
practiseˈprӕktis
to work as a doctor, lawyer, or dentist
Is Dr. Lawrence still practicing?; She hopes to practice medicine some day.
practiseˈprӕktis
to regularly behave in a particular way
encouraging people to practice safe sex; to practice a religion
practiseˈprӕktis
to do what you tell others to do
If you don't practice what you preach, why should your children listen to you?

Wiktionary

practise(Verb)
To repeat as a way of improving one's skill in that activity.
You should practise playing piano every day.
practise(Verb)
To repeat an activity in this way.
If you want to speak French well, you need to practise.
practise(Verb)
To perform or observe in a habitual fashion.
They gather to practise religion every Saturday.
practise(Verb)
To pursue (a career, especially law, fine art or medicine).
She practised law for forty years before retiring.
practise(Verb)
To conspire.

Origin: From practizen, a variant of practisen, from pratiser, practiser, from practizo, from practico, from practica, from πρακτική, from πρακτικός, from πράσσειν