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to abort
01
to stop and end a process before it finishes
Transitive: to abort a process
Examples
The mission had to be aborted halfway through due to unfavorable weather conditions.
02
to terminate an undesired pregnancy before the fetus reaches a viable age
Transitive: to abort a pregnancy
Grammatical Information
action verb
regular
present tense
abort
3rd person singular
aborts
past simple
aborted
past participle
aborted
Examples
The couple sought counseling before making the decision to abort the pregnancy.
03
(of an embryonic organ) to stop developing or fail to reach full growth
Intransitive
Examples
The plant 's buds aborted before they could fully bloom.
Abort
01
the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
plural form
aborts
Lexical Tree
abortion
abortive
abort
