–verb (used without object), -tat·ed, -tat·ing1. the action of doing nothing 2. like vegetate ... but more starchy 3. What couch potatoes do.

I'm gonna just sit back and potate I've been potating all day, I really should go do something productive.In lieu of getting more exercise, rosie o'donnell potated her way to obesityAt the end of a long day, I like to come home and potate the night away