prorogue

Verb

Verb Forms: prorogued, proroguing, prorogues

To discontinue a session of a parliament or other assembly.
hold back to a later time
adjourn by royal prerogative; without dissolving the legislative body
To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly, parliament etc.) without formally ending the session.
To defer.
To prolong or extend.

Examples

The Scrabble game was PROROGUED until after dinner, much to everyone’s relief.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French proroger, proroguer, from Latin prōrogō (“prolong, defer”).

Synonyms

defer, hold over, postpone, put off, put over, remit, set back, shelve, table, extend, prolong, protract

Scrabble Score: 11

prorogue: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
prorogue: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prorogue: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

prorogue: valid Words With Friends Word