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Antonyms for procrastinate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : proh-kras-tuh-neyt, pruh-
Phonetic Transcription : proʊˈkræs təˌneɪt, prə-

Definition of procrastinate

Origin :
  • 1580s, a back formation from procrastination or else from Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare "to put off till tomorrow; defer, delay" (see procrastination). Related: Procrastinated; procrastinating. Earlier verb was procrastine (1540s), from French.
  • verb delay, put off doing
Example sentences :
  • I could not procrastinate that exquisite happiness, now so near.
  • Extract from : « The Wild Huntress » by Mayne Reid
  • He complains that I did not procrastinate time according to agreement.
  • Extract from : « The Life Of Abraham Lincoln » by Ward H. Lamon
  • And as the debtor procrastinates, so did Margaret Anison procrastinate.
  • Extract from : « Wenderholme » by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
  • Let it be a warning not to procrastinate repentance, not wait for death.
  • Extract from : « Wilford Woodruff » by Matthias F. Cowley
  • Abandoned I have left my father's house, abandoned I procrastinate my doom.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Horace » by Horace
  • Why should I procrastinate my doom and strive to render my burden more light?
  • Extract from : « Edgar Huntley » by Charles Brockden Brown
  • Its advocates declared that they did not entertain and never had entertained any wish to procrastinate a settlement.
  • Extract from : « Life And Times Of Washington, Volume 2 » by John Frederick Schroeder
  • Day after day the ragged remnants remained upon the floor; and still did Mrs. Prigley procrastinate.
  • Extract from : « Wenderholme » by Philip Gilbert Hamerton
  • It was only a matter of time until exposure came, but still Garrison determined to procrastinate as long as possible.
  • Extract from : « Garrison's Finish » by W. B. M. Ferguson
  • Its advocates declared that they did not entertain, and never had entertained any wish to procrastinate a settlement.
  • Extract from : « The Life of George Washington, Vol. 4 (of 5) » by John Marshall

Synonyms for procrastinate

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