perendinate

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verb

To procrastinate for a long time, especially two days.

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procrastinate
OriginLatin perendinare →
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Meanings

verbperendinate (third-person singular simple present perendinates, present participle perendinating, simple past and past participle perendinated)

present singular third person perendinates · participle present perendinating · participle past perendinated · past perendinated

  1. formalintransitiverareTo procrastinate for a long time, especially two days.
  2. formalintransitiverareTo remain at college for an unusually long time.

    In Peterhouse the Master and Fellows might not allow a stranger to perendinate for more than a fortnight unless they were certified of his moral character and of his ability and willingness to do the College some notable service […]

    1906, Thomas Alfred Walker, Peterhouse, page 53

Synonyms & antonyms

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procrastinate

Origin

  1. Latinperendie“on the day after tomorrow”
  2. Latinperendinare“to defer until the day after tomorrow”
  3. Englishperendinate

From Latin perendinare (“to defer until the day after tomorrow”), from Latin perendie (“on the day after tomorrow”), from dies (“day”).

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APA

perendinate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perendinate

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“perendinate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perendinate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perendinate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perendinate.

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