procrastinate
[ proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh- ]
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verb (used without object),pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing.
to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
verb (used with object),pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing.
to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.
Origin of procrastinate
1First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin prōcrāstinātus, past participle of prōcrāstināre “to put off until tomorrow,” from prō- pro-1 + -crāstināre, derivative of crāstinus “of tomorrow” (from crās “tomorrow” + -tinus, adjective suffix)
Other words for procrastinate
Other words from procrastinate
- pro·cras·ti·nat·ing·ly, pro·cras·ti·na·tive·ly, adverb
- pro·cras·ti·na·tion, noun
- pro·cras·ti·na·tive, pro·cras·ti·na·to·ry [proh-kras-tuh-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, pruh-], /proʊˈkræs tə nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, prə-/, adjective
- pro·cras·ti·na·tive·ness, noun
- pro·cras·ti·na·tor, noun
- o·ver·pro·cras·ti·na·tion, noun
- un·pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, adjective
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How to use procrastinate in a sentence
Negative, procrastinative, affirmative, to me it shall be zero.
History Of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. VI. (of XXI.) | Thomas Carlyle
British Dictionary definitions for procrastinate
procrastinate
/ (prəʊˈkræstɪˌneɪt, prə-) /
verb
(usually intr) to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay
Origin of procrastinate
1C16: from Latin prōcrāstināre to postpone until tomorrow, from pro- 1 + crās tomorrow
Derived forms of procrastinate
- procrastination, noun
- procrastinator, noun
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