The difference between Procrastinate and Put off
When used as verbs, procrastinate means to delay taking action, whereas put off means to procrastinate.
Put off is also adjective with the meaning: offended, repulsed.
check bellow for the other definitions of Procrastinate and Put off
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Procrastinate as a verb (intransitive):
To delay taking action; to wait until later.
Examples:
"He procrastinated until the last minute and had to stay up all night to finish."
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Procrastinate as a verb (transitive):
To put off; to delay (something).
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Put off as a verb (transitive):
To procrastinate.
Examples:
"Don't put off your homework to the last minute."
"Don't put your homework off to the last minute."
"Don't put it off to the last minute."
"Don't put it off."
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Put off as a verb (transitive):
To delay (a task, event, etc.).
Examples:
"The storm put off the game by a week."
"The storm put the game off by a week."
"I'm too busy to see Mr Smith today. I'll have to put him off."
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Put off as a verb (transitive):
To distract; to disturb the concentration of.
Examples:
"Please be quiet. I'm trying to concentrate and you're putting me off."
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Put off as a verb (transitive):
To cause to dislike; to discourage (from doing).
Examples:
"Almost drowning put him off swimming."
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Put off as a verb (transitive, archaic):
To take off (something worn).
Examples:
"to put off a mask"
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Put off as an adjective:
offended, repulsed
Examples:
"The guest was quite put off by an odor."
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Put off as an adjective:
daunted or fazed
Examples:
"All but the most dedicated were put off by the huge task."