Prorogue

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prorogue \Pro*rogue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prorogued}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Proroguing}.] [F. proroger, L. prorogare, prorogatum;
     pro forward + rogare to ask, to ask one for his opinion or
     vote, or about a law. See {Rogation}.]
     1. To protract; to prolong; to extend. [Obs.]
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              He prorogued his government.          --Dryden.
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     2. To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to
        prorogue a marriage. --Shak.
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     3. To end the session of a parliament by an order of the
        sovereign, thus deferring its business.
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              Parliament was prorogued to [meet at] Westminster.
                                                    --Bp. Hall.
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              The Parliament was again prorogued to a distant day.
                                                    --Macaulay.
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     Syn: To adjourn; postpone; defer. See {Adjourn}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  prorogue
       v 1: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone},
             {hold over}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back},
             {defer}, {remit}, {put off}]
       2: adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the
          legislative body