prorogue
verb /prəʊˈrəʊɡ/
/prəʊˈrəʊɡ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they prorogue | /prəʊˈrəʊɡ/ /prəʊˈrəʊɡ/ |
| he / she / it prorogues | /prəʊˈrəʊɡz/ /prəʊˈrəʊɡz/ |
| past simple prorogued | /prəʊˈrəʊɡd/ /prəʊˈrəʊɡd/ |
| past participle prorogued | /prəʊˈrəʊɡd/ /prəʊˈrəʊɡd/ |
| -ing form proroguing | /prəʊˈrəʊɡɪŋ/ /prəʊˈrəʊɡɪŋ/ |
- prorogue something to end a session of parliament without dissolving it and calling new elections
- The prime minister decided to prorogue parliament rather than face certain defeat from a united opposition.