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procrastinate(dictionary)

procrastinate (iou)



procrastinate verb. L16.
[Latin procrastinat- pa. ppl stem of procrastinare, formed as PRO-1 + crastinus belonging to tomorrow, from cras tomorrow: see -ATE3.]
verb trans. Postpone, put off, defer; prolong. Now rare. L16.
verb intrans. Defer action, delay; be dilatory. L16.
procrasti'nation noun [Latin procrastinatio(n-)] the action or habit of procrastinating, dilatoriness; an instance of this; the deferring of something: M16.
procrastinative adjective that tends to procrastinate E19.
procrastinator noun a person who procrastinates E17.
procrastinatory adjective given to or implying procrastination; dilatory: M19.