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abort

Definition

  • verb: to end a pregnancy deliberately by causing the death of the fetus
  • verb: to bring forth stillborn, nonviable, or premature offspring
  • synonyms: miscarry, bear, cast

Examples

  • When problems occurred during the launch, it was necessary to 'abort'.

  • He made several 'aborted' [='abortive'] attempts to escape.

  • I suggest that you 'abort' the project.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) That's tracking right towards us. "Based on current escalation, "estimated force of Newtons." What's the abort force? . Do we scrub? Begin abort procedure. We are estimating with a margin of error. (..)
    2015 The Martian