prorogue

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verb

1. hold back to a later time
- let's postpone the exam
• Syn:
postpone, hold over, put over, table, shelve,
set back, defer, remit, put off
• Derivationally related forms:
putoff (for: put off), deferment (for: defer), deferral (for: defer), shelver (for: shelve), prorogation, postponement (for: postpone), postponer (for: postpone)
• Hypernyms:
delay
• Hyponyms:
call, hold, suspend, probate, reprieve, respite
• Entailment:
cancel, call off, scratch, scrub, reschedule
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
2. adjourn by royal prerogative;
without dissolving the legislative body
• Derivationally related forms:
prorogation
• Hypernyms:
adjourn, withdraw, retire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s