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单词 abort
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abort

[ uh-bawrt ]
/ əˈbɔrt /
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verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.

Origin of abort

1570–80; <Latin abortus miscarried (past participle of aborīrī to disappear, miscarry) equivalent to ab-ab- + -or- come into being + -tus past participle suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM abort

un·a·bort·ed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH abort

aboard, abort , abroad

Words nearby abort

Aboriginalia, Aboriginality, aborigine, aborigines, aborning, abort, aborted systole, aborticide, abortient, abortifacient, abortigenic
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British Dictionary definitions for abort

abort
/ (əˈbɔːt) /

verb

noun

the premature termination or failure of (a space flight, military operation, etc)

Word Origin for abort

C16: from Latin abortāre, from the past participle of aborīrī to miscarry, from ab- wrongly, badly + orīrī to appear, arise, be born
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for abort

abort
[ ə-bôrt ]

v.

To expel or cause to expel an embryo or fetus before it is viable.
To arrest a disease in its earliest stages.
To arrest in growth or development; to cause to remain rudimentary.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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