prorogue

• POS: Verb (usu participle)
• HYPHEN: pro=rogue

CIDE DICTIONARY

prorogue, v. t. [F. proroger, L. prorogare, prorogatum; pro forward + rogare to ask, to ask one for his opinion or vote, or about a law. See Rogation.].

•  To protract; to prolong; to extend.  [1913 Webster]

  "He prorogued his government."  [1913 Webster]
•  To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage.  Shak.  [1913 Webster]
•  To end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business.  [1913 Webster]

  "Parliament was prorogued to [meet at] Westminster."  [1913 Webster]

  "The Parliament was again prorogued to a distant day."  [1913 Webster]

Syn. -- To adjourn; postpone; defer. See Adjourn.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

prorogue, v. (prorogues, prorogued, proroguing)
1 tr. discontinue the meetings of (a parliament etc.) without dissolving it.
2 intr. (of a parliament etc.) be prorogued.

Derivative

prorogation n.

Etymology

ME proroge f. OF proroger, -guer f. L prorogare prolong (as PRO-(1), rogare ask)

ROGET THESAURUS

prorogue

Lateness

VB be late, tarry, wait, stay, bide, take time, dawdle, linger, loiter, bide one's time, take one's time, gain time, hang fire, stand over, lie over, put off, defer, delay, lay over, suspend, table, 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, temporize, consult one's pillow, sleep on it, lose an opportunity, be kept waiting, dance attendance, kick one's heels, cool one's heels, faire antichambre, wait impatiently, await, sit up, sit up at night.