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1. (v.t.) prorogue
to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body).
2. prorogue
to defer; postpone.
Etymology: (1375–1425; late ME proroge < L prōrogāre to prolong, defer =prō-pro -1+rogāre to ask)
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1. (verb) postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
2. (verb) prorogue
adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body
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1. (verb) prorogue
to protract; to prolong; to extend
2. (verb) prorogue
to defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to prorogue a marriage
3. (verb) prorogue
to end the session of a parliament by an order of the sovereign, thus deferring its business
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