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Prorogue
/pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/
To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.
📖 Definitions of "Prorogue"
verb
- 1
To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.
- 2
To defer.
- 3
To prolong or extend.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Prorogue"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| renewverb | (transitive) To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition. |
| extendverb | (transitive) To cause to increase in extent. |
| prolongverb | (transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of. |
| prorogateverb | (politics) to prorogue |
| adjournverb | (intransitive) To end or suspend an event. |
| recessnoun | (countable) A depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening. |
| suspendverb | To halt something temporarily. |
| reprievenoun | The cancellation or postponement of a punishment. |
| discontinueverb | (transitive) To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying. |
| unsuspendverb | (transitive) To allow to continue after a period of suspension. |
| resuspendverb | (transitive) To suspend again. |
| break offverb | (transitive) To discontinue abruptly. |
| intermitnoun | (transitive, now rare) To interrupt, to stop or cease temporarily or periodically; to suspend. |
| namenoun | Any nounal word or phrase which indicates a particular person, place, class, or thing. |
| snoozenoun | A brief period of sleep; a nap. |
| unconveneverb | To disband a group that has been convened. |
| repreevenoun | Obsolete form of reprieve. [The cancellation or postponement of a punishment.] |
| abrogateverb | (transitive, law) To annul (as a law, decree, ordinance, etc.) by an authoritative act; to abolish by the authority of the maker or their successor; to repeal. |
| repryveverb | Obsolete form of reprieve. [(transitive) To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.] |
| put offverb | (transitive) To postpone, especially through procrastination. |
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