Hone and Practise

Hone

Hone verb - To make sharp or sharper.

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Practise and hone are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Practise" instead a verb "Hone".

Nearby Words: honed, honing

Practise verb - Engage in a rehearsal (of).

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Hone and practise are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hone" instead a verb "Practise".

style	hone style	practise style
arts	hone arts	practise arts
skills	hone skills	practise skills
swordsmanship	hone swordsmanship	practise swordsmanship
Other words: moves, aspects, reflexes.

Unfortunately, this is often Truth in Television: many child prodigies tend to practise and hone their skills and allocate all their resources on their skills that they neglect some very basic aspects on growth into a fully-socialized person.

Source: Sacrificed Basic Skill for Awesome Training

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