abort

a-bort · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    To bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault.

  2. 2.

    (Medicine) To terminate a pregnancy deliberately.

  3. 3.

    (Medicine) To undergo the spontaneous expulsion of a fetus before it is viable.

  4. 4.

    An act of aborting a mission, process, or flight.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    abort mission — To terminate a planned operation.
  • •
    abort sequence — A procedure to safely terminate a process.

Related words

Antonyms: complete, continue, proceed
See also: abortion, cancel, terminate
Synonyms: cancel, halt, stop, terminate

Etymology

From Latin abortāre, frequentative of aborīrī ("to miscarry"), from ab- ("away from") + orīrī ("to be born, arise").