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prorogo

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See also: prorogò

Italian

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Verb

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prorogo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of prorogare

Latin

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Etymology

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From prō- +‎ rogō (ask; request).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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prōrogō (present infinitive prōrogāre, perfect active prōrogāvī, supine prōrogātum); first conjugation

  1. to prolong, draw out, keep (something) going
  2. to extend (a term of office, a certain situation)
    • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab Urbe Condita 26.1:
      Q. Fuluio Ap. Claudio, prioris anni consulibus, prorogatum imperium est atque exercitus quos habebant decreti, adiectumque ne a Capua quam obsidebant abscederent priusquam expugnassent.
      The military authority of Quintus Fulvius and Appius Claudius, consuls of the previous year, was extended and the armies which they had were decided upon, and it was added as a proviso that they should not withdraw from Capua, which they were besieging, until they conquered it.
  3. to preserve, keep for a long time, continue
  4. to defer, put off, postpone
  5. to pay down beforehand, advance money from one account to another
  6. to propagate, perpetuate

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Descendants

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References

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  • prorogo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • prorogo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • prorogo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to prolong the command for a year: imperium in annum prorogare
    • to prolong a person's command: prorogare alicui imperium (in annum)