abort

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verb

To bring forth a nonviable fetus prematurely: miscarry, slip. See reproduction/barrenness.

v

Definition: stop or cancel something
Antonyms: continue, keep

v

Definition: terminate or fail to complete pregnancy
Antonyms: carry to term, keep

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1. to arrest prematurely a disease or developmental process.
2. to expel the products of conception before the fetus is viable.

For a list of words related to abort, see:

• Space Exploration and Rocketry - abort: (vb) cancel or terminate mission or procedure prematurely, esp. due to equipment failure
• General Technology - abort: termination of program that returns control to operating system
• Aviation and Aerodynamics - abort: (vb) terminate preplanned maneuver, esp. takeoff
• Types and Techniques of Warfare - abort: (vb) cancel mission before completion

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See words rhyming with "abort."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Abort.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - abortere, føde for tidligt
v. tr. - foretage abort på, afbryde svangerskab hos
n. - ikke fuldført opgave, ikke fuldført mission

Nederlands (Dutch)
aborteren, vroegtijdig/zonder succes beëindigen, onvolgroeid blijven (orgaan), vroegtijdig beëindigde vlucht etc.

Français (French)
v. intr. - (Méd, fig) avorter, (Mil, Aérosp) échouer, (Comput) abandonner
v. tr. - (Méd, fig) faire avorter, (Comput) abandonner, interrompre (pour raisons de sécurité), (fig) faire capoter (un accord)
n. - (Comput) abandon

Deutsch (German)
v. - abtreiben, einen Schwangerschaftsabbruch vornehmen, fehlgebären
n. - (Tech.) Abbruch, Unterbrechung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποβάλλω (έμβρυο), κάνω έκτρωση, (μτφ.) ματαιώνω, διακόπτω, ακυρώνω, τερματίζω πρόωρα, ματαιώνομαι, διακόπτομαι πρόωρα

Italiano (Italian)
abortire, provocare l'aborto, aborto

Português (Portuguese)
v. - abortar

Русский (Russian)
преждевременно разрешаться от бремени, приостанавливать, сорвать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - abortar, provocar la interrupción del embarazo
v. tr. - abortar, interrumpir un proceso (e.g.) un embarazo
n. - aborto

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra abort

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
流产, 早产, 小产, 发育不全, 失败, 夭折, 退化, 使流产, 使中途失败, 使中止, 使夭折, 中止计划

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 流產, 早產, 小產, 發育不全, 失敗, 夭折, 退化
v. tr. - 使流產, 使中途失敗, 使中止, 使夭折
n. - 中止計劃

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 유산하다, 퇴화하다, 실패하다, 임무를 완수치 못하다
v. tr. - 유산시키다, 중지하다
n. - 비행이 중단된 미사일, 실패로 끝난 비행

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 流産する, おろす, 中止になる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يخفق, تجهض, يتوقف عن النمو‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮הפילה (איש הרה), נשאר לא-מפותח (עובר או איבר), נכשל‬
v. tr. - ‮גרם להפסקת היריון, הפסיק או נטש פרויקט לפני סיומו, גרם לאי-התפתחות (של עובר או איבר), ביטל‬
n. - ‮הפילה (בהריון), הפסקה מוקדמת של משימה, משימה שהופסקה או בוטלה‬

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