单词 | prorogue |
释义 | prorogue[ proh-rohg ] / proʊˈroʊg / SEE SYNONYMS FOR prorogue ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), pro·rogued, pro·ro·guing.to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body). to defer; postpone. Origin of prorogue1375–1425; late Middle English proroge<Latin prōrogāre to prolong, protract, defer, literally, to ask publicly, equivalent to prō-pro-1 + rogāre to ask, propose SYNONYMS FOR prorogue1 suspend. SEE SYNONYMS FOR prorogue ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM proroguepro·ro·ga·tion [proh-ruh-gey-shuhn], /ˌproʊ rəˈgeɪ ʃən/, nounnon·pro·ro·ga·tion, nounun·pro·rogued, adjectiveWords nearby proroguepro rat. aet., prorate, proreform, pro re nata, prorennin, prorogue, prorubricyte, pros-, prosaic, prosaism, prosaist Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for prorogueBritish Dictionary definitions for prorogueprorogue / (prəˈrəʊɡ) / verbto discontinue the meetings of (a legislative body) without dissolving it Derived forms of prorogueprorogation (ˌprəʊrəˈɡeɪʃən), nounWord Origin for prorogueC15: from Latin prorogāre literally: to ask publicly, from prō- in public + rogāre to ask Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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