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Definition of Abort

1. Noun. The act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed. "He sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"

2. Verb. Terminate before completion. "Abort the process running on my computer"

3. Verb. Cease development, die, and be aborted. "An aborting fetus"

4. Verb. Terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion.

Definition of Abort

1. v. i. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.

2. n. An untimely birth.

Definition of Abort

1. Noun. (obsolete) A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion. ¹

2. Noun. (rare) The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion. ¹

3. Noun. (computing) The function used to abort a process. ¹

4. Noun. (computing) An event involving the abort of a process. ¹

5. Noun. (context: military aeronautics) An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.(reference-book last = first = authorlink = coauthors = editor =Gove, Philip Babcock others = title = Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language Unabridged origdate = origyear = 1909 origmonth = url = format = accessdate = accessyear = accessmonth = edition = date = year =1976 month = publisher =G. & C. Merriam Co. location = Springfield, MA language = id = doi = isbn =0-87779-101-5 lccn = ol = pages =55a chapter = Addenda chapterurl = quote =) ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To cause a premature termination of a foetus; to bring forth offspring prematurely; to end a pregnancy before term. ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back. ¹

8. Verb. (transitive biology) To cause an organism to develop minimally; ¹

9. Verb. (transitive computing) To terminate a process prior to completion. ¹

10. Verb. (intransitive biology) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile. ¹

11. Verb. (intransitive) To miscarry; to bring forth offspring prematurely. ¹

12. Verb. (intransitive military) To terminate a mission for any reason other than enemy action. It may occur at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion. ¹

13. Verb. (intransitive) To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Abort

1. to bring forth a fetus prematurely [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Abort

1. 1. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely. 2. To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile. Origin: L. Abortare, fr. Abortus, p. P. Of aboriri; ab + oriri to rise, to be born. See Orient. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Abort

aboriginal aboriginalities aboriginality aboriginally aboriginalness aboriginals aborigines aboriginie aborigins aborn

aborne aborning aborsive abort (current term) abortation abortations aborted aborted ectopic pregnancy abortee abortees

aborter aborters aborticide aborticides abortient abortients abortifacient abortifacient agents

Literary usage of Abort

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1895)
"ACETANILID VERSUS QUININE TO abort CHILLS AND FEVER; AND ACETANILID AS A DUSTING-POWDER. BY BENJAMIN H. BRODNAX, MD, OF BRODNAX, LA. ..."

2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1895)
"abort is an occasional contributor to the magazines iu the domain of science and history. ABERT, William Stretch, soldier, was born in Washington, DC, Feb. ..."

3. Palmer's Index to "The Times" Newspaper (1871)
"Legal Advisers for Prisoners, Rule« abort, 23/11/ Legg, George, for Embezzlement, 31/10 Lesser, Nathan, for Fraud, 31/9/ Lewis, Jane, for her Protection ..."

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