Someone who practises medicine or law works as a doctor or a lawyer. In Belgium only qualified doctors may practise alternative medicine He was born in Hong Kong where he subsequently practised as a lawyer until his retirement The ways in which solicitors practise are varied An art historian and collector, he was also a practising architect
learn by repetition; "We drilled French verbs every day"; "Pianists practice scales"
When people practise something such as a custom, craft, or religion, they take part in the activities associated with it. countries which practise multi-party politics Acupuncture was practised in China as long ago as the third millennium BC + practising prac·tis·ing The church has broken the agreement, by insisting all employees must be practising Christians
If something cruel is regularly done to people, you can say that it is practised on them. There are consistent reports of electrical torture being practised on inmates
prac·tise practises practising practised in AM, use practice1. If you practise something, you keep doing it regularly in order to be able to do it better. Lauren practises the piano every day When she wanted to get something right, she would practise and practise and practise. see also practised