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abort
[ uh-bawrt ]
/ ÉËbÉrt /
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verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
noun
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
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Origin of abort
1570â80; <Latin abortus miscarried (past participle of aborÄ«rÄ« to disappear, miscarry) equivalent to ab-ab- + -or- come into being + -tus past participle suffix
OTHER WORDS FROM abort
un·a·bort·ed, adjectiveWords nearby abort
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British Dictionary definitions for abort
abort
/ (ÉËbÉËt) /
verb
noun
the premature termination or failure of (a space flight, military operation, etc)
Word Origin for abort
C16: from Latin abortÄre, from the past participle of aborÄ«rÄ« to miscarry, from ab- wrongly, badly + orÄ«rÄ« to appear, arise, be born
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