to follow, pursue, indulge in (acc.) practise Vin.ii.296 (methunaṃ dhammaṃ); MN.i.10; AN.ii.54 (methunaṃ); Ja.i.437; Ja.vi.73, Ja.vi.505; Dhp.67; Mnd.496 Pp.62; Mil.224; Dhp-a.ii.40; Pv-a.130; Sdhp.396. Note. paṭisevati is spelt pati˚; at Dhp.67, Dhp.68; Ja.iii.275 Ja.iii.278.

paṭi + sevati, cp. BSk. pratisevate Divy.258 in same meaning