prorogue

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb hold back to a later time
  2. verb adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

postpone, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put off

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