practise : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: practise	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for practise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
practise v engage in a rehearsal (of) [syn: rehearse, practise, practice] carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions; "practice law" Synonym(s): practice, practise, exercise, do learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales" Synonym(s): drill, exercise, practice, practise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Practise \Prac"tise\, v. t. & i. 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 ([?]; n. & v.), surmise ([?]; n. & v.), promise ([?]; n. & v.); compromise ([?]; n. & v.), etc. Contrast advice ([?]; n.), and advise ([?]); device ([?]), and devise ([?]), etc.