Italian

Verb

prorogo

1. first-person singular present indicative of prorogare

Latin

Etymology

From prō- +‎ rogō ‎(“ask; request”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈproː.ro.ɡoː/

Verb

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

1. I prolong, draw out, keep (something) going.
2. I extend (a term of office, a certain situation).
   • 27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita libri 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. I preserve, keep for a long time, continue.
4. I defer, put off, postpone.
5. I pay down beforehand, advance money from one account to another.
6. I propagate, perpetuate.

Inflection

Derived terms

• prōrogātiō
• prōrogātīvus
• prōrogātor

Related terms

Descendants

• English: prorogue
• French: proroger
• Italian: prorogare

References

• 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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “prorogo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, 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)