1 [VN] to end a pregnancy early in order to prevent a baby from developing and being born alive:
to abort a child / pregnancy / foetus
2 [V] (technical) to give birth to a child or young animal too early for it to survive:
The virus can cause pregnant animals to abort.
seealsoMISCARRY
3 [oftenpassive] to end or cause sth to end before it has been completed, especially because it is likely to fail:
[VN] We had no option but to abort the mission. * [V] (computing) If the wrong password is given the program aborts.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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