abort
[ uh-bawrt ]
/ əˈbɔrt /
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
Origin of abort
1570–80; < Latin
abortus miscarried (past participle of
aborīrī to disappear, miscarry) equivalent to
ab-
ab- +
-or- come into being +
-tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM abort
un·a·bort·ed, adjectiveWords nearby abort
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British Dictionary definitions for abort
abort
/ (əˈbɔːt) /
verb
noun
the premature termination or failure of (a space flight, military operation, etc)
Word Origin for abort
C16: from Latin
abortāre, from the past participle of
aborīrī to miscarry, from
ab- wrongly, badly +
orīrī to appear, arise, be born
Medical definitions for abort
abort
[ ə-bôrt′ ]
v.
To expel or cause to expel an embryo or fetus before it is viable.
To arrest a disease in its earliest stages.
To arrest in growth or development; to cause to remain rudimentary.