English dictionary
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English verb: prorogue | |||
| 1. | prorogue (stative) hold back to a later time | ||
| Samples | Let's postpone the exam. | ||
| Synonyms | defer, hold over, postpone, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | delay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | call, hold, probate, reprieve, respite, suspend | ||
| Entail | call off, cancel, reschedule, scratch, scrub | ||
| 2. | prorogue (social) adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjourn, retire, withdraw | ||
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