praticare

Italian

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  prāctica (“practical affairs”, “business”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πρακτική (praktikḗ, “practice, experience”), from πρακτικός (praktikós, “practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “I do”).

Verb

praticare

1. (transitive) to practise (medicine, etc.)
2. (transitive, sports) to play
3. (transitive) to mix with, associate with (people)
4. (transitive) to frequent (a place)
5. (transitive) to make (an opening or incision)
6. (transitive) to pierce, bore

Derived terms

• praticante

Etymology 2

From Italian: alternative form of fare pratica

Verb

praticare

1. (transitive) to practise (to repeat an activity as a way of improving one's skill in that activity)

References

• “Troviamo una soluzione” of Accademia della Crusca, 2016

Anagrams

• paratrice, per carità