verb
- Carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions.
- usage: "practice law"
- Learn by repetition.
- usage: "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
- Engage in a rehearsal (of.
- Avail oneself to.
- usage: "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance"
- Engage in or perform.
- usage: "practice safe sex"; "commit a random act of kindness"
adjective
- Having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude.
- usage: "adept in handicrafts"; "an adept juggler"; "an expert job"; "a good mechanic"; "a practiced marksman"; "a proficient engineer"; "a lesser-known but no less skillful composer"; "the effect was achieved by skillful retouching"
- Skillful after much practice.
- synonyms: practised
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
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