Abort
v. i.- To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.
- (Biol.) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.
- to stop, cease, or fail prior to normal completion.
v. t.
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to cause (an action or process) to stop at an early stage, or before normal completion;
as, to .abort a rocket flight
n.
- An untimely birth.
- An aborted offspring.