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Definition abort

Etymology 1

From Middle English, from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (�miscarry�), formed from ab + orior (�come into being�).

Noun

abort (plural aborts)

  1. (obsolete) A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17 century.]
  2. (now rare) The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion. [First attested in the early 17 century.]
  3. (military, aeronautics) An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
  4. (computing) The function used to abort a process.
  5. (computing) An event involving the abort of a process.

Etymology 2

From Latin abortare, from abortus, from aboriri (�miscarry�), from ab- (�not�) + oriri (�come into being, arise, appear�).

Verb

abort (third-person singular simple present aborts, present participle aborting, simple past and past participle aborted)

  1. (intransitive, now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely. [First attested in the mid 16 century.]
  2. (transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. [Attested since at least the 19 century.]
  3. (transitive) To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back. [First attested in the late 16 century.]
  4. (intransitive) To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages. [First attested in the late 16 century.]
  5. (intransitive, biology) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile. [First attested in the mid 19 century.]
  6. (transitive, biology) To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation. [First attested in the mid 19 century.]
  7. (intransitive, military) To abandon a mission at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion. [First attested in the mid 20 century.]
  8. (transitive, aeronautics) To terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely. [First attested in the mid 20 century.]
  9. (transitive, computing) To terminate a process prior to completion.

Results 330 Words with the letters ABORT

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BOAR 7
BOAT 7
BORA 7
BORT 7
BOTA 7
BRAT 7
RATO 4
ROTA 4
TARO 4
TORA 4
3 letter words with the letters ABORT 
ABO 6
ARB 6
ART 3
BAR 6
BAT 6
BOA 6
BOT 6
BRA 6
BRO 6
OAR 3
OAT 3
OBA 6
ORA 3
ORB 6
ORT 3
RAT 3
ROB 6
ROT 3
TAB 6
TAO 3
TAR 3
TOR 3
2 letter words with the letters ABORT 
AB 5
AR 2
AT 2
BA 5
BO 5
OR 2
TA 2
TO 2

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