Thesaurus: abort

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1. v. i. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.
2. v. i. To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.
3. n. An untimely birth.
4. n. An aborted offspring.
5. n. the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed
6. v. terminate before completion
7. v. cease development, die, and be aborted
8. v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
9. 1. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely. 2. (Biol.) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile. 1. An untimely birth. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton. 2. An aborted offspring. [Obs.] Holland.
10. To become checked in normal development, so as either to remainrudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.
11. v:100 n. the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed v. terminate before completion v. cease development, die, and be aborted v. terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion