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Prevaricate vs Procrastination - What's the difference?

prevaricate | procrastination |

As a verb prevaricate

is (transitive|intransitive|obsolete) to deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).

As a noun procrastination is

the act of postponing]], delaying or [[put off|putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

prevaricate

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Verb

(prevaricat)
  • (transitive, intransitive, obsolete) To deviate, transgress; to go astray (from).
  • To shift or turn from direct speech or behaviour; to evade the truth; to waffle or be (intentionally) ambiguous.
  • The people saw the politician prevaricate every day.
  • (legal) To collude, as where an informer colludes with the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.
  • (legal, UK) To undertake something falsely and deceitfully, with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.
  • Derived terms

    * prevarication * prevaricator

    See also

    * lie ----

    procrastination

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The act of postponing]], delaying or [[put off, putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.
  • * 1742 , I, 1, 393
  • Procrastination is the thief of time; year after year it steals until all are fled.

    Derived terms

    * procrastination is the thief of time