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procrastinator

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procrastinate


Main Entry:
pro·cras·ti·nate Listen to the pronunciation of procrastinate
Pronunciation:
\prə-ˈkras-tə-ˌnāt, prō-\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
pro·cras·ti·nat·ed; pro·cras·ti·nat·ing
Etymology:
Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow
Date:
1588
transitive verb : to put off intentionally and habitually intransitive verb : to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done
synonyms see delay
— pro·cras·ti·na·tion Listen to the pronunciation of procrastination \-ˌkras-tə-ˈnā-shən\ noun
— pro·cras·ti·na·tor Listen to the pronunciation of procrastinator \-ˈkras-tə-ˌnā-tər\ noun
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