prorogue

pro·rogue  (pr-rg)

tr.v. pro·rogued, pro·rogu·ing, pro·rogues

1. To discontinue a session of (a parliament, for example).

2. To postpone; defer.

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[Middle English prorogen, from Old French proroguer, to postpone, from Latin prrogre : pro-, forward; see pro-¹ + rogre, to ask; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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proro·gation n.

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prorogue

Verb

[-roguing, -rogued] to suspend (parliament) without dissolving it [Latin prorogare, literally: to ask publicly]

prorogation n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	prorogue - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" postpone, put off, defer, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered" call - stop or postpone because of adverse conditions, such as bad weather; "call a football game" hold - stop dealing with; "hold all calls to the President's office while he is in a meeting" suspend - render temporarily ineffective; "the prison sentence was suspended" probate - put a convicted person on probation by suspending his sentence reprieve, respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
	2.	prorogue - adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body adjourn, retire, withdraw - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"