pro·cras·ti·nate

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• pro|cras|ti|nate — «proh KRAS tuh nayt», intransitive verb, transitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. to put things off until later; delay, especially repeatedly: »to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost. SYNONYM(S): defer, postpone. ╂[< Lati …   Useful english dictionary

• pro|cras´ti|na´tor — pro|cras|ti|nate «proh KRAS tuh nayt», intransitive verb, transitive verb, nat|ed, nat|ing. to put things off until later; delay, especially repeatedly: »to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost. SYNONYM(S): defer, postpone. ╂[< Lati …   Useful english dictionary

• cras — cras·pe·da·cus·ta; cras·pe·do·ta; cras·pe·dote; cras·sa·men·tum; cras·sa; cras·si·so·ma; cras·si·tude; cras·sos·trea; cras·su·la; cras·su·la·ce·ae; de·cras·si·fy; hip·po·cras; mi·cras·ter; pro·cras·ti·nate; pro·cras·ti·na·tion;… …   English syllables

• nate — ace·to·pro·pi·o·nate; ad·nate; ag·mi·nate; al·bu·mi·nate; al·gi·nate; al·loph·a·nate; an·ten·nate; an·ti·mo·nate; ap·pla·nate; ar·se·nate; as·so·nate; bom·bi·nate; cach·in·nate; cal·ci·nate; car·nate; cir·ci·nate; com·mi·nate; com·pag·i·nate;… …   English syllables

• procrastinate — pro·cras·ti·nate …   English syllables

• procrastinate — pro•cras•ti•nate [[t]proʊˈkræs təˌneɪt, prə [/t]] v. nat•ed, nat•ing 1) to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost[/ex] 2) to put off till another day or time; defer; delay • Etymology: 1580–90; < L prōcrāstinātus,… …   From formal English to slang

• procrastinate — pro|cras|ti|nate [ prou kræstn,eıt ] verb intransitive FORMAL to delay doing something until later, usually something that you do not want to do ╾ pro|cras|ti|na|tion [ prou,kræstn eıʃn ] noun uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• procrastinate — pro|cras|ti|nate [prəˈkræstıneıt] v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of procrastinare, from cras [i] tomorrow ] formal to delay doing something that you ought to do, usually because you do not want to do it = ↑put off ▪ People …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Procrastinate — Pro*cras ti*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procrastinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procrastinating}.] [L. procrastinatus, p. p. of procrastinare to procrastinate; pro forward + crastinus of to morrow, fr. cras to morrow.] To put off till to morrow, or from …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Procrastinated — Procrastinate Pro*cras ti*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procrastinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procrastinating}.] [L. procrastinatus, p. p. of procrastinare to procrastinate; pro forward + crastinus of to morrow, fr. cras to morrow.] To put off till to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English