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abort

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a·bort  (-bôrt)
v. a·bort·ed, a·bort·ing, a·borts
v.tr.
1.
a. To terminate (a pregnancy) by abortion.
b. To cause the expulsion of (an embryo or fetus) by abortion.
c. To undergo the abortion of (an embryo or fetus).
d. 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 abortre, frequentative of aborr, abort-, to disappear, miscarry : ab-, away; see ab-1 + orr, to appear; see er-1 in Indo-European roots.]

abort [əˈbɔːt]
vb
1. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) to undergo or cause (a woman) to undergo the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is viable
2. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (tr) to cause (a fetus) to be expelled from the womb before it is viable
3. (intr) to fail to come to completion; go wrong
4. (tr) to stop the development of; cause to be abandoned
5. (Medicine / Gynaecology & Obstetrics) (intr) to give birth to a dead or nonviable fetus
6. (Military) (of a space flight, military operation, etc.) to fail or terminate prematurely
7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) (intr) (of an organism or part of an organism) to fail to develop into the mature form
n
the premature termination or failure of (a space flight, military operation, etc.)
[from Latin abortāre, from the past participle of aborīrī to miscarry, from ab- wrongly, badly + orīrī to appear, arise, be born]

1. To terminate a mission for any reason other than enemy action. It may occur at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion.
2. To discontinue aircraft takeoff or missile launch.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.abort - the act of terminating a project or procedure before it is completed; "I wasted a year of my life working on an abort"; "he sent a short message requesting an abort due to extreme winds in the area"
ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"
Verb1.abort - terminate before completion; "abort the mission"; "abort the process running on my computer"
terminate, end - bring to an end or halt; "She ended their friendship when she found out that he had once been convicted of a crime"; "The attack on Poland terminated the relatively peaceful period after WW I"
2.abort - cease development, die, and be aborted; "an aborting fetus"
croak, decease, die, drop dead, buy the farm, cash in one's chips, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, pop off, expire, conk, exit, choke, go, pass - pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"
3.abortabort - terminate a pregnancy by undergoing an abortion
miscarry - suffer a miscarriage
eject, expel, release, exhaust, discharge - eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas"

abort
verb
1. terminate (a pregnancy), miscarry the latest date at which a foetus can be aborted
2. stop, end, finish, check, arrest, halt, cease, bring or come to a halt or standstill, axe (informal), pull up, terminate, call off, break off, cut short, pack in (Brit. informal), discontinue, desist The take-off was aborted.
Translations
abort [əˈbɔːt]
A. VI
1. (Med) → abortar
2. (Comput) → abandonar
3. (= fail) [plan, project, negotiations] → fracasar, malograrse
B. VT
1. (Med) → abortar
aborted foetuses or > fetuses (US) → fetos mpl de abortos
2. (= abandon) [+ mission, operation] → suspender; [+ deal, agreement] → anular; [+ plan] → abandonar; [+ landing, takeoff] → abortar
3. (= cause to fail) → malograr
the bad weather aborted plans for an air displayel mal tiempo malogró los planes de llevar a cabo una exhibición aérea
4. (Comput) → abandonar

abort [əˈbɔːrt]
vt
[+ foetus, baby, child] → faire avorter
[+ process, attempt, mission, take-off, landing] → interrompre
(COMPUTING)abandonner
vi
(= terminate a pregnancy) → avorter
(during process, attempt, mission)abandonner
(COMPUTING)abandonner

abort
vi (Med) (mother)eine Fehlgeburt haben, abortieren (form); (foetus)abgehen; (= perform abortion)die Schwangerschaft abbrechen, einen Abort herbeiführen (form); (fig: = go wrong) → scheitern; (Comput) → abbrechen
vt (Med) foetus(durch Abort) entfernen, abtreiben (pej); (Space) missionabbrechen; (Comput) → abbrechen; an aborted coup/attemptein abgebrochener Coup/Versuch
n (Space) → Abort m (form)

abort [əˈbɔːt]
1. vi (Med) → abortire (fig) (plans, space mission) → fallire (prematuramente)
2. vt
a. (Med) to abort a baby or a pregnancyinterrompere una gravidanza

abort
v abort [əˈboːt]
1 to lose or bring about the loss of (an unborn child) from the womb. aborteer يُجْهِض помятам potratit abortere abtreiben κάνω έκτρωση abortar rasedust katkestama, aborti tegema سقط کردن abortoida avorter לְהַפִּיל עוּבָּר गर्भपात होना pobaciti elvetél gugur missa fóstur; valda fósturláti hjá abortire 流産する 유산하다 persileisti, nutraukti nėštumą izdarīt abortu; priekšlaicīgi dzemdēt gugur aborteren abortere; framkalle abort poronić, wymusić poronienie abortar a avorta иметь выкидыш;делать аборт potratiť splaviti pobaciti få missfall, abortera แท้งลูก kürtaj yapmak, çocuk aldırmak 墮掉(胎兒) викидати, передчасно народжувати ہونا اسقاط sẩy thai; phá thai
2 (of a plan etc) to (cause to) come to nothing. staak يُوقِف، يُلغِي претърпявам неуспех pokazit se, zmařit abortere fehlschlagen ματαιώνω, ματαιώνομαι hacer abortar nurjama; luhta minema بی نتیجه کردن keskeyttää faire avorter לְבַטֵל अधूरा छोड़ देना napustiti semmi sem lesz belőle menggugurkan hætta við abortire 失敗させる (계획 등이) 실패하다, 중단되다 sužlugdyti, sužlugti ciest neveiksmi henti (doen) mislopen ikke bli til noe zarzucać, rezygnować z abortar a eşua срываться zmariť, zaraziť izjaloviti prekinuti pre vremena misslyckas, gå om intet ไม่เป็นผล boşa çıkarmak, yarıda bırakmak (導致)失敗 зазнати невдачі ختم ، بے نتیجہ bỏ dở
3 to stop or abandon (a space mission, eg the firing of a rocket) before it is completed. staak يُبطل، يُلغي، يُوقِف не успявам да завърша přerušit afbryde abbrechen διακόπτω abortar, interrumpir katkestama متوقف کردن keskeyttää interrompre לְהַפסִיק पूरा होने से पहले किसी काम का परित्याग कर देना odustati elhalaszt membatalkan stöðva í miðju kafi interrompere 中止する (로켓 발사 등을) 중지하다 atšaukti, atsisakyti pārtraukt meninggalkan afbreken avbryte zaniechać abortar a între­rupe приостанавливать prerušiť, zastaviť, predčasne ukončiť prekiniti, opustiti prekinuti avbryta ยกเลิกก่อนปฏิบัติการเสร็จสมบูรณ์ durdurmak 中止,取消 аварійне припинення роботи نامکمل طور پر روک دینا ngừng 夭折
n aˈbortion [-ʃən]
aborsie إجْهَاض аборт potrat abort Abtreibung έκτρωση aborto abort سقط جنین abortti avortement הַפַּלָה गर्भपात pobačaj (el)vetélés, abortusz pengguguran fóstureyðing aborto 流産 낙태, 유산 abortas aborts; neveiksme pengguguran abortus abort, fosterfordrivelse sztuczne poronienie aborto avort аборт; выкидыш potrat splav prekid missfall, abort, misslyckande การทำแท้ง; การยกเลิก kürtaj, çocuk aldırma 墮胎 викидень; аборт اسقاط sự sẩy thai
adj aˈbortive [-tiv]
unsuccessful an abortive attempt to climb the mountain. vrugteloos فَاشِل неуспешен neúspěšný, nezdařený fejlslagen; mislykket; forfejlet fehlgeschlagen ανεπιτυχής, ατελέσφορος fracasado äpardunud, nurjunud بی حاصل epäonnistunut raté כּוֹשֵל निष्फल neuspio sikertelen gagal árangurslaus fallito 失敗の 실패한, 수포로 돌아간 nepavykęs neveiksmīgs kegagalan mislukt forgjeves nieudany, poroniony fracassado eşu­at, ratat неудачный neúspešný neuspešen neuspeo misslyckad ซึ่งไร้ผล başarısız, yarıda kalmış (中途)失敗的 невдалий; неплідний خام کارانہ ، کچے پن سے sớm thất bại


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