pro·rogue
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Audio Help [proh-rohg] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -rogued, -ro·guing.
| 1. | to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body). |
| 2. | to defer; postpone. |
[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME proroge < L prōrogāre to prolong, protract, defer, lit., to ask publicly, equiv. to prō- pro-1 + rogāre to ask, propose
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—Synonyms 1. suspend.
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Prorogued
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tr.v. pro·rogued, pro·rogu·ing, pro·rogues
[Middle English prorogen, from Old French proroguer, to postpone, from Latin prōrogāre : pro-, forward; see pro-1 + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.] pro'ro·ga'tion n. |
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