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abort (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: abortare, from abortus, past participle of aboriri 'to give birth to a dead baby', from ab- 'away' + oriri 'to rise, be born']
[T] to stop an activity because it would be difficult or dangerous to continue it
::The rescue mission had to be aborted.
[T] to deliberately end a pregnancy when the baby is still too young to live
[I] if a pregnant woman or animal aborts, the baby is born too early and is dead when it is born
::The disease causes pregnant animals to abort.