Etymology

procrastinate

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Today it means: To delay taking action; to wait until later. Full definition →

Latin prōcrastinātus
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  1. Latin · derived fromprōcrastinātus
  2. English todayprocrastinate

First attested in 1548; from Latin prōcrastinātus, perfect passive participle of prōcrastinō (“defer, put off till tomorrow”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from prō- (“in favor of”) + crāstinus (“of or belonging to tomorrow”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), from crās (“tomorrow”).

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