tr.v. pro·rogued, pro·rogu·ing, pro·rogues 1. To discontinue a session of (a parliament, for example). 2. To postpone; defer. [Middle English prorogen, from Old French proroguer, to postpone, from Latin prōrogāre : pro-, forward; see PRO-1 + rogāre, to ask; see reg- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] pro′ro·gation n. |
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