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a·bort
(ə-bôrt′)v. a·bort·ed, a·bort·ing, a·borts
v.tr.
1.
a. To terminate (a pregnancy) by abortion.
b. To cause the expulsion of (an embryo or fetus) by abortion.
c. To undergo the abortion of (an embryo or fetus).
d. To miscarry (an embryo or fetus).
2. To terminate (an undertaking or procedure) before implementation or completion: abort the launch of a rocket; abort a computer program.
3. To stop the progress of (a disease, for example).
v.intr.
1. To miscarry.
2. To cease growth before full development or maturation.
3. To terminate an undertaking or procedure before implementation or completion.
n.
The act of aborting an undertaking or procedure.
[Latin abortāre, frequentative of aborīrī, abort-, to disappear, miscarry : ab-, away; see ab-1 + orīrī, to appear; see er- in Indo-European roots.]
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abort
(əˈbɔːt)vb
1. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) to undergo or cause (a woman) to undergo the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable
2. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (tr) to cause (a fetus) to be expelled from the womb before it is viable
3. (intr) to fail to come to completion; go wrong
4. (tr) to stop the development of; cause to be abandoned
5. (Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (intr) to give birth to a dead or nonviable fetus
6. (Military) (of a space flight, military operation, etc) to fail or terminate prematurely
7. (Biology) (intr) (of an organism or part of an organism) to fail to develop into the mature form
n
the premature termination or failure of (a space flight, military operation, etc)
[C16: from Latin abortāre, from the past participle of aborīrī to miscarry, from ab- wrongly, badly + orīrī to appear, arise, be born]
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a•bort
(əˈbɔrt)v.i.
1. to bring forth a fetus before it is viable.
2. to remain rudimentary, fail to develop, or develop incompletely.
3. to fail or stop at an early or premature stage.
4. to fail to accomplish a military objective for any reason other than enemy action.
5. (of a missile) to stop before the scheduled flight is completed.
v.t. 6. to cause to bring forth (a fetus) before it is viable.
7. to cause (a pregnant female) to be delivered of a nonviable fetus.
8. to cause to cease or end at an early or premature stage.
9. to terminate (a missile flight, mission, etc.) before completion.
n. 10. the termination of a missile flight, mission, etc., before completion.
11. a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
[1570–80; < Latin abortus, past participle of aborīrī to disappear, miscarry =ab- ab- + orīrī to appear]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
abort
1. 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.
2. To discontinue aircraft takeoff or missile launch.
2. To discontinue aircraft takeoff or missile launch.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
abort
Past participle: aborted
Gerund: aborting
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| Noun | 1. | abort - the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area" |
| Verb | 1. |  abort - terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer" |
| 2. | abort - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus" croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" | |
| 3. |  abort - terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortionmiscarry - suffer a miscarriage |
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abort
verb
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
abort
verbThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
يُبطل، يُلغي، يُوقِفيُجْهِضيُوقِف، يُلغِي
potratitpřerušitzmařitpokazit se
abortereafbryde
katkestaminekatkestus
سقط جنین
keskenmenokeskeyttää
elvetélsemmi sem lesz belõle
hætta viîmissa fóstur; valda fósturláti hjástöîva í miîju kafi
abortasatšauktinepavykęsnutraukti nėštumąpersileisti
ciest neveiksmiizdarīt abortupārtrauktpriekšlaicīgi dzemdēt
potratiť
pobačaj
abortaborteraavbrytamissfallstoppa
boşa çıkarmakçocuk aldırmakdurdurmakkürtaj yapmakyarıda bırakmak
abort
[əˈbɔːt]A. VI
1. (Med) → abortar
2. (Comput) → abandonar
3. (= fail) [plan, project, negotiations] → fracasar, malograrse
B. VT
2. (= abandon) [+ mission, operation] → suspender; [+ deal, agreement] → anular; [+ plan] → abandonar; [+ landing, takeoff] → abortar
3. (= cause to fail) → malograr
the bad weather aborted plans for an air display → el mal tiempo malogró los planes de llevar a cabo una exhibición aérea
the bad weather aborted plans for an air display → el mal tiempo malogró los planes de llevar a cabo una exhibición aérea
4. (Comput) → abandonar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
abort
[əˈbɔːrt] vt
[+ process, attempt, mission, take-off, landing] → interrompre
(COMPUTING) → abandonner
vi
(= terminate a pregnancy) → avorter
(during process, attempt, mission) → abandonner
(COMPUTING) → abandonner
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
abort
vi (Med) (mother) → eine Fehlgeburt haben, abortieren (form); (foetus) → abgehen; (= perform abortion) → die Schwangerschaft abbrechen, einen Abort herbeiführen (form); (fig: = go wrong) → scheitern; (Comput) → abbrechen
vt (Med) foetus → (durch Abort) entfernen, abtreiben (pej); (Space) mission → abbrechen; (Comput) → abbrechen; an aborted coup/attempt → ein abgebrochener Coup/Versuch
n (Space) → Abort m (form)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
abort
[əˈbɔːt]2. vt
a. (Med) to abort a baby or a pregnancy → interrompere una gravidanza
b. (fig) → sospendere, rinunciare a portare a termine (Comput) → interrompere l'esecuzione di
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
abort
(əˈboːt) verb1. to lose or bring about the loss of (an unborn child) from the womb.
2. (of a plan etc) to (cause to) come to nothing.
3. to stop or abandon (a space mission, eg the firing of a rocket) before it is completed.
aˈbortion (-ʃən) nounaˈbortive (-tiv) adjective
unsuccessful. an abortive attempt to climb the mountain.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
a·bort
v. abortar; hacer abortar, interrumpir el curso de una gestación o de una enfermedad antes del término natural.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
abort
vt, vi abortarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.