What's the difference between persevere and procrastinate?

Persevere


Definition:

  • (v. i.) To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Parameters under consideration were: Form distortion, rotation, integration, perseveration, use of space, subtle motricity, score (global parameter), and time employed.
  • (2) 3, unilateral anteromedial lesions tested within 1 day increased perseverations more than lesions tested with 6 days' recovery.
  • (3) "Now, if that is the way they have gone about giving the man the job, why don't they persevere with it?
  • (4) In elementary motor perseveration once an element of a movement has begun it is no longer inhibited at the right time and continues unchecked.
  • (5) While it is impossible to predict the outcome in many individual cases, it is also apparent that gratifying long-term results in addition to palliation can be achieved if one is perseverant and persistent in the application of sound principles in the management of this disorder.
  • (6) Specific issues discussed include task difficulty, genotype effects on life span learning processes, perseveration, and early versus later experience.
  • (7) Whereas scopolamine disrupts habituation, d-amphetamine induces perseveration independently of any effects on habituation.
  • (8) Essential traits of this personality are an independent mind capable of liberating itself from dogmatic tenets universally accepted by the scientific community; the capacity and courage to look at things from a new angle; powers of combination, intuition and imagination; feu sacré and perseverance--in short, intellectual as well as moral qualities.
  • (9) It is suggested that quinpirole induces perseveration of route by affecting presynaptic release of dopamine, and that the organization of route is independent of the organization of movement.
  • (10) It is provisionally suggested that enhancement of the perseveration represents an innate response to stressful stimuli, but as animals learn mastery over the response contingencies, the persistence in adopting such a response strategy wanes.
  • (11) However, if you do persevere with Law & Order, stage two in enquiries is a run-in with detective inspector Natalie Chandler.
  • (12) Perseverations were present in the speech of both the SRD and SDAT subjects, whereas aposiopesis, logorrhea, and palilalia were more typical of the SDAT subjects.
  • (13) A question on the existence of two strategies of cognitive behaviour alteration and perseveration in rat population is under discussion.
  • (14) Two experiments demonstrated that self-perceptions and social perceptions may persevere after the initial basis for such perceptions has been completely discredited.
  • (15) The effects have been interpreted in more general terms as "behavioural disinhibition" or "response perseveration" or in more specific terms as reduced "reward delay" or as an attenuation of a "behavioural inhibition system".
  • (16) Patients with left posterior lesions usually failed to suppress the expression of previously generated words in the subsequent generation task, whereas patients with left anterior lesions stated a greater number of new (incorrect) words in the recall of previously learned words, presumed to indicate stuck-in-set perseveration of the previous generation performance.
  • (17) If we persevere, some of what we find impossible to achieve today will become possible tomorrow, will become the norm of the future, and will, we hope, give way to still better innovations as medicine continues to evolve.
  • (18) Response perseveration was investigated in an experimental procedure which has previously been shown to be sensitive to pharmacologically induced behavioral perseveration and response stereotypy.
  • (19) "Ramadan, the month of mercy, teaches us the value of unity and perseverance and we urge the British Muslim communities to continue the generous and tireless efforts to support all of those affected by the crisis in Syria and unfolding events in Iraq, but to do so from the UK in a safe and responsible way."
  • (20) I see it as a sign that he can weather a storm, persevere and come out victorious.

Procrastinate


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance.
  • (v. i.) To delay; to be dilatory.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) On a visit to London on Monday, Juppé, who is tipped to win a centre-right primary against Nicolas Sarkozy later this year, said procrastination on Brexit would not be permitted.
  • (2) Broadly defined, this sort of behaviour involves procrastination, stubbornness, resentment, sullenness, obstructionism, self-pity and a tendency to create chaotic situations.
  • (3) , who grew his tache in 2010 because of “self-employed procrastination” ie boredom, but is reluctant to shave his off because it would make him look younger.
  • (4) Then, last November, with just one more menstrual cycle left before my next birthday, I could procrastinate no longer.
  • (5) Procrastination with aggressive therapy often results in the patient being unsuitable for such therapy when it is seriously contemplated...
  • (6) Procrastination is the thief of time.” Last week, the chancellor echoed the exact same sentiments – “the sooner you start the smoother the ride” – as he announced a raft of Whitehall spending cuts as a down payment on the £25bn he’s planning to spend over the next three years.
  • (7) The prospect of total hearing loss and even facial diplegia predisposes to surgical procrastination.
  • (8) But then, what's half an hour for a man whose three year procrastination over the recording of Loveless drained Creation Records of its resources and sent the label boss, Alan McGee , over the edge, and who spent a decade keeping Island Records waiting for a follow-up that never came?
  • (9) Clearly I was procrastinating, but I think my mum was quite happy.
  • (10) People often procrastinate about a career change later in life but to do something you really love is well worth a leap of faith.
  • (11) They accused military investigators of "foot-dragging and procrastination".
  • (12) I struggle with getting to bed early enough (I procrastinate at night time!
  • (13) From factor analysis of the correlation matrix four factors were identified: (I) reflective metacognition, (II) procedural metacognition, (III) rote memorization, and (IV) procrastination.
  • (14) Heads of government from the 16 countries are to gather for an emergency summit in Brussels on Friday to throw their weight behind the deal, after months of procrastination during which the crisis has deepened and spread.
  • (15) Findings reinforced the results from quantitative surveys indicating that a perceived lack of their own need for the examination, lack of a physician referral, and procrastination were the main reasons that the women reported for not having mammograms.
  • (16) HSBC's chief economist, Kevin Logan, said a "procrastination" solution was now the most likely outcome, with an agreement that specifies targets for spending cuts and revenue increases but leaves the details to congressional committees.
  • (17) A year ago, one of the men appealed directly to Pope Francis to intervene , describing the church as a “formidable machine” and accusing officials of having “passed the buck, misrepresented the truth, engaged in coverup and … shamelessly procrastinated”.
  • (18) Procrastination by patients, after occurrence of the first symptoms, resulted in the growth of later-stage cancers and lower survival rates.
  • (19) I recently made a whole half hour programme about procrastination; a concept I'd never even heard of till I studied Hamlet for A-level.
  • (20) Procrastination is written into the DNA of the Senate and without the need to validate commitments made in Copenhagen there is no overwhelming reason for the Senate to do something this difficult this year.