Pro-rōgue', v. t.
(pro-rōg'), v. t. [imp. & p. p. PROROGUED; p. pr. & vb. n. PROROGUING.] [Fr. proroger, It., Sp., & Pg. prorogar, It. & Lat. prorogare, fr. Lat. pro, forward, and rogare, to ask, to ask one for his opinion, vote, or about a law.]
Sense 1. To protract; to prolong.
He prorogued his government. Dryden.
Sense 2. To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to prorogue death. Shak.
Sense 3. To continue from one session to another; to adjourn for an indefinite time;—applied to the English Parliament. Blackstone.
Synonyms—To adjourn; postpone; defer. See ADJOURN.