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Prorogue v. t. (past & past part. prorogued; pres. part. proroguing)

To protract; to prolong; to extend. (Obs.) "He prorogued his government."

To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage.

To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business. "Parliament was prorogued to (meet at) Westminster." "The Parliament was again prorogued to a distant day."

Synonyms: To adjourn; postpone; defer. See Adjourn.

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Etymology of 'Prorogue'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Prorogue" Quotes from Famous Books

... Wel. We'll prorogue his expectation, then, a little: Brainworm, thou shalt go with us.—Come on, gentlemen.-Nay, I pray thee, sweet Ned, droop not; 'heart, an our wits be so wretchedly dull, that one old plodding brain can outstrip us all, would we were e'en prest to make ...

— Every Man In His Humor - (The Anglicized Edition) • Ben Jonson

... time; hang fire; stand over, lie over. put off, defer, delay, lay over, suspend; table [Parl.]; shift off, stave off; waive, retard, remand, postpone, adjourn; procrastinate; dally; prolong, protract; spin out, draw out, lengthen out, stretch out; prorogue; keep back; tide over; push to the last, drive to the last; let the matter stand over; reserve &c (store) 636; temporize; consult one's pillow, sleep on it. lose an opportunity &c 135; be kept waiting, dance attendance; ...

— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget

Words linked to "Prorogue" : retire, prorogation, scratch, delay, hold, shelve, respite, hold over, set back, postpone, adjourn, put over, remit, suspend, scrub, reprieve, probate, defer, put off, cancel, call, table, call off, withdraw