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View usage for: (əbɔːʳt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense aborts, present participle aborting, past tense, past participle aborted1. verbIf an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive. [formal] Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child. [VERB noun] ...the latest date at which a foetus can be aborted. [VERB noun] ...tissue from aborted fetuses. [VERB-ed] [Also VERB]Synonyms: terminatea pregnancy, miscarry More Synonyms of abort 2. verbIf someone aborts a process, plan, or activity, they stop it before it has been completed. The decision was made to abort the mission. [VERB noun] The take-off was aborted. [VERB noun] A military guard was injured in the aborted coup. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: stop, end, finish, check More Synonyms of abort More Synonyms of abort (əˈbɔːt) verb1. to undergo or cause (a woman) to undergo the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable 2. (transitive) to cause (a fetus) to be expelled from the womb before it is viable 3. (intransitive) to fail to come to completion; go wrong 4. (transitive) to stop the development of; cause to be abandoned 5. (intransitive) to give birth to a dead or nonviable fetus 6. (of a space flight, military operation, etc) to fail or terminate prematurely 7. (intransitive) (of an organism or part of an organism) to fail to develop into the mature form noun8. the premature termination or failure of (a space flight, military operation, etc) Word origin C16: from Latin abortāre, from the past participle of aborīrī to miscarry, from ab- wrongly, badly + orīrī to appear, arise, be born abort in American English (əˈbɔrt) verb intransitive1. to give birth before the embryo or fetus is viable; have a miscarriage 2. to fail to be completed 3. Biology to fail to develop; stay rudimentary verb transitive4. a. to end (a pregnancy) prematurely b. to cause (an embryo or fetus) to be expelled so as to end a pregnancy c. to cause to have an abortion 5. to check (a disease) before fully developed 6. US to cut short (an action or operation of an aircraft, spacecraft, etc.), as because of some failure in the equipment noun7. a premature termination of a flight, mission, etc. Word origin L abortare < abortus, pp. of aboriri, to miscarry, pass away, orig., to set (as the sun) < ab-, from + oriri, to arise: see orient Examples of 'abort' in a sentenceabort If there is a risk of civilian casualties, the operation is aborted.That flight was also aborted on take-off when the left engine caught fire. British English: abort VERB If an unborn baby is aborted, the pregnancy is ended deliberately and the baby is not born alive. Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child. - American English: abort
- Brazilian Portuguese: abortar
- Chinese: 使流产
- European Spanish: abortar
- French: avorter de
- German: abtreiben
- Italian: interrompere una gravidanza
- Japanese: 中絶する
- Korean: 낙태하다
- European Portuguese: abortar
- Latin American Spanish: abortar
Chinese translation of 'abort' vt - [child, foetus]
使流产(產) (shǐ liúchǎn) - [plan, mission]
使中止 (shǐ zhōngzhǐ)
Definition (of a pregnancy) to end before the fetus is viable the latest date at which a foetus can be aborted Definition to end a plan or process before completion The take-off was aborted. Synonyms bring or come to a halt or a standstill call off break off cut short pack in (British, informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to slow or stop the development of The new rules could arrest the development of good research. Synonyms stop, end, hold, limit, check, block, slow, delay, halt, stall, stay, interrupt, suppress, restrain, hamper, inhibit, hinder, obstruct, retard, impedeDefinition to dismiss (employees), restrict (expenditure), or terminate (a project) Community projects are being axed by the government. Synonyms abandon, end, pull, eliminate, cancel, scrap, wind up, turn off (informal), relegate, cut back, terminate, dispense with, discontinue, pull the plug on Definition to bring or come to an end A small number of firms have ceased trading. Synonyms discontinue, end, stop, fail, finish, give up, conclude, suspend, halt, terminate, break off, refrain, leave off, give over (informal), bring to an end, desist, belay - abomination
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