abort

v., a·bort·ed, a·bort·ing, a·borts.

v.tr.

1. 1. To terminate (a pregnancy) by abortion.
   2. To cause the expulsion of (an embryo or fetus) by abortion.
   3. To undergo the abortion of (an embryo or fetus).
   4. To miscarry (an embryo or fetus).
2. To terminate (an undertaking or procedure) before implementation or completion: abort the launch of a rocket; abort a computer program.
3. To stop the progress of (a disease, for example).

v.intr.

1. To miscarry.
2. To cease growth before full development or maturation.
3. To terminate an operation or procedure before implementation or completion.

n.
The act of aborting an undertaking or procedure.

[Latin abortāre, frequentative of aborīrī, abort-, to disappear, miscarry : ab-, away; see ab-¹ + orīrī, to appear.]

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.

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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