verbfirst conjugation
prōrogō
prōrogō (present infinitive prōrogāre, perfect active prōrogāvī, supine prōrogātum)
Classical[ˈproː.rɔ.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ˈprɔː.ro.ɡo]
Meaning
- to prolong, draw out, keep (something) going
- to extend (a term of office, a certain situation)
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.27 BCE – 25 BCE, Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita 26.1 - to preserve, keep for a long time, continue
- to defer, put off, postpone
- to pay down beforehand, advance money from one account to another
- to propagate, perpetuate
Choosing the right word Döderlein's Latin Synonyms
Differre · Proferre · Procrastinare · Prorogare
1. Differre denotes delay in a negative sense, whereby a thing is not done at present, but laid aside; whereas proferre and procrastinare, delay in a positive sense, as that which is to take place at a future time; proferre refers to some other time in general; procrastinare, to the very next opportunity. 2. Differre denotes an action, the beginning of which is put off; prorogare, a condition or state, the ending of which is put off, as to protract. (vi. 102.)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōrogō | prōrogābam | prōrogābō | prōrogāvī | prōrogāveram | prōrogāverō prōrogārō |
| 2nd sg. | prōrogās | prōrogābās | prōrogābis | prōrogāvistī prōrogāstī | prōrogāverās prōrogārās | prōrogāveris |
| 3rd sg. | prōrogat | prōrogābat | prōrogābit | prōrogāvit | prōrogāverat prōrogārat | prōrogāverit prōrogārit |
| 1st pl. | prōrogāmus | prōrogābāmus | prōrogābimus | prōrogāvimus | prōrogāverāmus | prōrogāverimus prōrogārimus |
| 2nd pl. | prōrogātis | prōrogābātis | prōrogābitis | prōrogāvistis prōrogāstis | prōrogāverātis prōrogārātis | prōrogāveritis prōrogāritis |
| 3rd pl. | prōrogant | prōrogābant | prōrogābunt | prōrogāvērunt prōrogāvēre, prōrogārunt | prōrogāverant prōrogārant | prōrogāverint prōrogārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōrogem | prōrogārem | prōrogāverim prōrogārim | prōrogāvissem prōrogāssem |
| 2nd sg. | prōrogēs | prōrogārēs | prōrogāverīs | prōrogāvissēs prōrogāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | prōroget | prōrogāret | prōrogāverit prōrogārit | prōrogāvisset prōrogāsset |
| 1st pl. | prōrogēmus | prōrogārēmus | prōrogāverīmus prōrogārīmus | prōrogāvissēmus prōrogāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | prōrogētis | prōrogārētis | prōrogāverītis prōrogārītis | prōrogāvissētis prōrogāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | prōrogent | prōrogārent | prōrogāverint prōrogārint | prōrogāvissent prōrogāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōrogor | prōrogābar | prōrogābor |
| 2nd sg. | prōrogāris prōrogāre | prōrogābāris prōrogābāre | prōrogāberis prōrogābere |
| 3rd sg. | prōrogātur | prōrogābātur | prōrogābitur |
| 1st pl. | prōrogāmur | prōrogābāmur | prōrogābimur |
| 2nd pl. | prōrogāminī | prōrogābāminī | prōrogābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōrogantur | prōrogābantur | prōrogābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | prōroger | prōrogārer |
| 2nd sg. | prōrogēris prōrogēre | prōrogārēris prōrogārēre |
| 3rd sg. | prōrogētur | prōrogārētur |
| 1st pl. | prōrogēmur | prōrogārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | prōrogēminī | prōrogārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | prōrogentur | prōrogārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | prōrogā | prōrogāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | prōrogāte | prōrogāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | prōrogātō | prōrogātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | prōrogātō | prōrogātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | prōrogātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | prōrogantō | prōrogantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | prōrogāre | prōrogārī |
| perfect infinitive | prōrogāvisse prōrogāsse | prōrogātum esse |
| future infinitive | prōrogātūrum esse | prōrogātum īrī |
| present participle | prōrogāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | prōrogātus prōrogāta, prōrogātā, prōrogātae, prōrogātam, prōrogātārum, prōrogātās, prōrogātī, prōrogātōrum, prōrogātōs |
| future participle | prōrogātūrus prōrogātūra, prōrogātūrā, prōrogātūrae, prōrogātūram, prōrogātūrārum, prōrogātūrās, prōrogātūre, prōrogātūrī, prōrogātūrīs, prōrogātūrō, prōrogātūrōrum, prōrogātūrōs, prōrogātūrum | prōrogandus prōroganda, prōrogandā, prōrogandae, prōrogandam, prōrogandārum, prōrogandās, prōrogande, prōrogandīs, prōrogandōrum, prōrogandōs |
gerundprōrogandī, prōrogandō, prōrogandumsupineprōrogātum, prōrogātū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- imperium in annum prorogare
- to prolong the command for a year.
- prorogare alicui imperium (in annum)
- to prolong a person's command.
prō-rŏgo, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a.
I. To prolong, continue, extend, protract (class.;
syn.: propago, produco): ne quinquennii imperium Caesari prorogaretur, should not be prolonged, Cic. Phil. 2, 10, 24: provinciam, id. Att. 5, 11, 1; 5, 2, 1: ne quid temporis nobis prorogetur (in the province), id. Fam. 3, 10, 3: imperium, Liv. 26, 1: imperium in insequentem annum, id. 9, 42, 2; 10, 22, 9: spatium praeturae in alterum annum, Front. Aquaed. 7: spem militi in alium diem, Plaut. Aul. 3, 5, 57: vitae spatium, Tac. A. 3, 51 fin.: moras in hiemes, Plin. 16, 22, 34, § 83: memoriam alicujus, Plin. Ep. 7, 31, 5: nominis famam, id. ib. 9, 19, 3.—B. Transf.
1. To keep for a long time, to preserve, continue (poet. and in post-Aug. prose):
divinis condimentis utere, quī prorogare vitam possis hominibus, Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 38: alterum in lustrum, meliusque semper Proroget aevum, Hor. C. S. 67: spiritum homini, Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 7; Sen. Ep. 101, 10: conditum prorogatur, Plin. 22, 22, 37, § 79.—2. To put off, defer (class.):
dies ad solvendum, Cic. Phil. 2, 29, 74: diem mortis, Sen. Ben. 5, 17, 6.—II. To pay down beforehand, to advance (post-class.):
vel prorogante eo, vel repromittente, Dig. 40, 1, 4, § 1: si ei nummos prorogavit emptor, ib. 40, 1, 4, § 5: pensionem integram, ib. 19, 2, 19, § 6.—III. To propagate, perpetuale (post-class.):
prorogata familia, Val. Max. 3, 4, 6: sobolem, Just. 2, 4, 21 (dub.; al. generandam).Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
prō-rogō āvī, ātus, āre,
to prolong, continue, extend, protract: quinquenni imperium Caesari: provinciam: imperium in insequentem annum, L.: Alterum in lustrum, meliusque semper Proroget aevum, H.—To put off, defer: dies ad solvendum.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
- Proto-Indo-European*pér
- Proto-Indo-European*pró
- Proto-Indo-European*pro-
- Proto-Italic*pro-
- Latinprōrogō
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *h₃roǵósder. Proto-Indo-European *preḱ-der. Proto-Italic *prokos Latin procus Latin procō Latin rogō Latin prōrogō From prō- + rogō (“ask; request”).
Descendants
- Catalanprorrogar
- Englishprorogue
- Englishprorogate
- Frenchproroger
- Italianprorogare
- Portugueseprorrogar
- Spanishprorrogar
- Galicianprorrogar
In English words that came into English from prōrogō
- prorogueprōrogō
- prorogationprōrogātiō