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procrastinates

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pro⋅cras⋅ti⋅nate

  [proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-] verb, -nat⋅ed, -nat⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to defer action; delay: to procrastinate until an opportunity is lost.
–verb (used with object)
2. to put off till another day or time; defer; delay.
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Origin:
1580–90; < L prōcrāstinātus (ptp. of prōcrāstināre to put off until tomorrow, equiv. to prō- pro- 1 + -crāstināre, deriv. of crāstinus of tomorrow; crās tomorrow + -tinus suffix forming adjs. from temporal advs.); see -ate 1

Related forms:
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-] , adjective
pro⋅cras⋅ti⋅na⋅tive⋅ness, noun
pro⋅cras⋅ti⋅na⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
2. prolong, postpone.
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pro·cras·ti·nate   (prō-krās'tə-nāt', prə-)   
v.   pro·cras·ti·nat·ed, pro·cras·ti·nat·ing, pro·cras·ti·nates

v.   intr.
To put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness.
v.   tr.
To postpone or delay needlessly.

[Latin prōcrāstināre, prōcrāstināt- : prō-, forward; see pro-1 + crāstinus, of tomorrow (from crās, tomorrow).]
pro·cras'ti·na'tion n., pro·cras'ti·na'tor n.
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