abort

pronunciation

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Verb:

terminate before completion
terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion

Word Origin

abort: abort: see origin

abort (v.): 1570s, "to miscarry," from Latin abortus, past participle of aboriri "to miscarry" (see abortive); 1610s as "to deliberately terminate" anything, but especially a pregnancy, which seems to be the literal sense. Transitive meaning "to cause a woman to miscarry" is recorded from 1933. Related: Aborted; aborting.

Synonym

v.

short thwart end reach insufficient prevent checkmate terminate obstruct cease nullify interfere put contravene deficient be check fail quell arrest preclude frustrate circumvent intercept fall stop not inhibit hinder down

v.

Example

1. Premature fiscal tightening could abort a recovery .

2. If he can 't see the runway , he has to abort the landing .

3. To abort the bulk copy operation .

4. For millions of couples , the answer is : abort the daughter , try for a son .

5. Unable to reset abort because no abort was requested .

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