prorogue

  1. Verb.  (obsolete) To prolong or extend. (defdate, 15th-18th c.) .
  2. Verb.  (transitive, now) To defer. (defdate, from 15th c.) .
  3. Verb.  (transitive) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session. (defdate, from 15th c.) .

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