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prorogue

verb
/pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/UK/pɹoʊˈɹoʊɡ/US

Etymology

From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”).

  1. derived from prōrogō
  2. derived from proroger

Definitions

  1. To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly,…

    To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.

  2. To defer.

  3. To prolong or extend.

    • Mirth[…]prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young, lively, and fit for any manner of employment.
    • The King settled to prorogue Parliament until the Christmas holidays, and to do nothing else for the present.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA