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a·bort
 abort
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- pronunciation:
bort
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
aborts, aborting, aborted |
| definition 1: |
to experience the end of a pregnancy before the fetus is able to survive.
The car accident caused her to abort.- synonyms:
- miscarry
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| definition 2: |
to stop growing before achieving full development.
Rubella caused the fetus to abort.- similar words:
- cease, halt, miscarry, stop
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| definition 3: |
of a program or operation, to end prematurely, usu. in failure.
The computer operation will abort.- synonyms:
- miscarry
- similar words:
- cease, check, end, fail, halt, stop, terminate
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| related words: |
collapse |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to cause (a pregnancy) to end prematurely in stillbirth.
The severe fall aborted her pregnancy.The decision was made to abort the pregnancy. |
| definition 2: |
to cause (a fetus) to be expelled before it is able to survive outside the mother.
The doctors aborted the fetus in order to save the mother's life. |
| definition 3: |
to cause to end before completion.
The rocket launch had to be aborted.- synonyms:
- arrest
- similar words:
- cease, check, fail, halt, scrub, stop, terminate
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| related words: |
cancel, frustrate, interrupt, scuttle |
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