abort

/ɐbˈɔːt/

/əˈbɔɹt/

Abort

the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed

to abort

MAIN VERB

to terminate an undesired pregnancy before the fetus reaches a viable age

cease development, die, and be aborted

to stop and terminate the process of doing something prior to its completion

Examples

1. Abort the mission!

2. All right, totally aborted that plan.

3. Abort the attack!

4. - Abort the surgery.