Prorogue

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /pɹə(ÊŠ)ˈɹəʊɡ/
• US IPA: /pɹoʊˈɹoÊŠÉ¡/
• Rhymes: -əʊɡ

Origin

From Latin prōrogō ("prolong, defer")

Full definition of prorogue

Verb

1. (obsolete) To prolong or extend. 15th-18th c.
• 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.2.6.iv:Mirth ... prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young, lively, and fit for any manner of employment.
2. (transitive, now rare) To defer. from 15th c.
3. (transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. from 15th c.
• 1932, w, Friday's Business Chapter 20, The King settled to prorogue Parliament until the Christmas holidays, and to do nothing else for the present.

Synonyms

• (to defer) defer, postpone
• (to prolong) extend, prolong, protract

Derived terms

• prorogate
• prorogation
• prorogator