prorogue

Meaning

1. (transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.
2. (archaic, transitive) To defer.
3. (obsolete) To prolong or extend.

Synonyms

postpone

hold over

defer

set back

put off

stop

🛑

abate

discontinue

end

🔚

halt

lift

quell

staunch

finish

procrastinate

put over

table

remit

respite

adjourn

shelve

conclude

terminate

stay

cancel

suspend

nick

arrest

retard

apprehend

delay

detain

shove

stall

Translations

prorrogar

einstellen

aplazar

vertagen

beenden

beschließen

enden

🔚

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ/

Etymology

From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”).