From Middle English, from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“miscarry”), formed from ab + orior (“to come into being”). Doublet of abortus.
Meanings
An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches.
The function used to abort a process.
An event in which a process is aborted.
We've had three aborts over the last two days.
(archaic) The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion.
(obsolete) A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion.
In Japonia 'tis a common thing to stifle their children if they be poor, or to make an abort, which Aristotle commends. 1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC, partition I, section 2, member 4, subsection vi:
de Abort (early termination of a mission) · cmn 放棄 /放弃 (function used to abort a process) · cmn 中斷 /中断 (function used to abort a process) · sv missfall (miscarriage) · et katkestus (function used to abort a process) · cmn 中止 (early termination of a mission) · de Abbruch (function used to abort a process) · fi keskeytys (event to abort a computer process) · cmn 終止 /终止 (event to abort a computer process) · pt aborto (miscarriage) · io aborturo (product of a miscarriage) · pt abortado (product of a miscarriage) · hu vetélés (miscarriage) · pt abort (function used to abort a process) · es aborto (miscarriage) · sv abort (miscarriage) · de Abort (miscarriage) · fr avorton (product of a miscarriage) · sh pobačaj (product of a miscarriage) · bg помя́тане (miscarriage) · bg або́рт (miscarriage) · ro avort (miscarriage) · fa سقط جنین (miscarriage) · crh abort (miscarriage) · eo abortigo (function used to abort a process) · cmn 腰斬 /腰斩 (function used to abort a process) · cmn 小產 /小产 (miscarriage) · cmn 停止 (function used to abort a process) · oc abortar (miscarriage) · fi keskenmeno (miscarriage) · fi keskeytys (function used to abort a process) · nb spontanabort (miscarriage) · sh pobačaj (miscarriage) · pt aborto (product of a miscarriage) · ru вы́кидыш (miscarriage) · nl afbreken (function used to abort a process) · nb avbrytelse (function used to abort a process) · cmn 墮胎 /堕胎 (miscarriage) · ro întrerupere de sarcină (miscarriage) · fi keskeytys (early termination of a mission) · cmn 流產 /流产 (miscarriage) · lv aborts (miscarriage) · nl miskraam (product of a miscarriage) · pt abortamento (function used to abort a process) · ca avortament (miscarriage) · nb abort (function used to abort a process) · fi keskonen (product of a miscarriage) · nl voortijdige beëindiging (event to abort a computer process) · eo ĉesigo (function used to abort a process) · ja 中止 (function used to abort a process) · ta காய் (product of a miscarriage) · ta கருச்சிதைவு (miscarriage) · nb abort (miscarriage) · mhr аборт (miscarriage) · nl miskraam (miscarriage) · cmn 夭折 (product of a miscarriage) · ja 流産 (miscarriage) · io aborto (miscarriage) · ms henti paksa (function used to abort a process) · ru або́рт (miscarriage) · fr fausse couche (miscarriage) · de Schwangerschaftsabbruch (miscarriage) · fa افگانه (miscarriage)
From Latin abortare, from abortus, from aboriri (“miscarry”), from ab- (“not”) + oriri (“come into being, arise, appear”).
Meanings
(intransitive, regional) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
In the study group ll patients aborted spontaneously between the 17th and 20th gestational week and 8 patients aborted after the 21st week. 1983, M. D. Bennett, Chromosomes Today: Volume 8 Proceedings of the Eighth International Chromosome Conference, page 346:
Women have aborted, men have committed suicide, and both men and women have been thrown into convulsions during the fearful agony of renal colic. 1785, Henry Morris, Surgical Diseases of the Kidney, page 458:
(intransitive, transitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
"Of course, you can't abort yourself...I mean you positively can't be allowed to. To begin with it's a crime." 1961, Xavier Herbert, Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published 1978, page 236:
(transitive) To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back.
(intransitive) To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.
(intransitive) 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.
(transitive) To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation.
(intransitive) To abandon a mission at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion.
First he aborts the take-off and now we have a runway incursion! 2022, Michael & Stefan Strasser, Chicken Wings (comic):
(transitive) To terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely.
(transitive) To terminate a process prior to completion.
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nonaborting (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortee (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortal (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · misabort (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · unabort (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortus (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortment (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortive (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortifacient (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortificant (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortation (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortifactive (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortogenic (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · pro-abort (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortient (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortorium (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortist (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortable (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortion (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · aborter (Terms derived from abort (verb)) · abortuary (Terms derived from abort (verb))
th เลิก (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · az uşaq salmaq (to cause a premature termination) · eo aborti (to miscarry) · sv förkrympa (biology: to become checked in normal development) · my ကိုယ်ဝန်ပျက် (to miscarry) · pt cancelar (to cause a premature termination) · mi haukoti (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · fr avorter (to cause a premature termination) · nb abortere (to cause a premature termination) · hy ձախողվել (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · la abigo (to cause a premature termination) · mi whakatahe (to cause a premature termination) · hy վիժեցնել (to cause a premature termination) · cy erthylu (to cause a premature termination) · nl voortijdig beëindigen (aeronautics: to terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket) · cmn 終止 /终止 (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · te అకాల ప్రసవం (to cause a premature termination) · cmn 流產 /流产 (to miscarry) · cmn 中止發射 /中止发射 (aeronautics: to terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket) · fi keskeyttää (to cause a premature termination) · nl (doen) aborteren (to cause a premature termination) · he הִפִּיל (to cause a premature termination) · cmn 放棄 /放弃 (to cause a premature termination) · nb abortere (to miscarry) · sh pobaciti (to cause a premature termination) · fi keskeytyä (biology: to become checked in normal development) · fr interrompre (to cause a premature termination) · sw -avya mimba (to miscarry) · pt abortar (to miscarry) · nl afbreken (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · fr échouer (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · pt abortar (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · pt perder (to miscarry) · it interrompere (to cause a premature termination) · cmn 腰斬 /腰斩 (to cause a premature termination) · bg абортирам (to miscarry) · ja 流産する (to miscarry) · ar يُجْهِض (to miscarry) · sh pobaciti (to miscarry) · pt abortar (to cause a premature termination) · nl voortijdig afbreken (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · he ביטל (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · fr s'arrêter (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · my သားပျက် (to miscarry) · sv få missfall (to miscarry) · arz يسقط (to miscarry) · bg помятам (to miscarry) · ur پیٹ گرانا (to miscarry) · nb abortere (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · fi pysähtyä (biology: to become checked in normal development) · vi sẩy thai (to cause a premature termination) · ja 堕ろす (to cause a premature termination) · fr interrompre (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · cmn 放棄 /放弃 (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · cs potratit (to miscarry) · nl annuleren (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · ur حمل گرانا (to miscarry) · he ויתר (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · pl przerwać (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · fi keskeyttää kasvu (biology: to cause an organism to develop minimally) · te గర్భపాతం (to miscarry) · arz يجهض (to miscarry) · eo abortigi (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · te గర్భ విచ్ఛిత్తి (to miscarry) · fi keskeyttää (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · cmn 中斷 /中断 (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · my သားလျှော (to miscarry) · ta கலை (to cause a premature termination) · th หยุด (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · hy վիժել (to cause a premature termination) · fr faire une fausse couche (to miscarry) · te నిలుపు (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · th ทำแท้ง (to cause a premature termination) · ru прервать (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · cmn 使發育不全 /使发育不全 (biology: to cause an organism to develop minimally) · fi keskeyttää (military: to abandon a mission) · th ยกเลิก (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · cs potratit (to cause a premature termination) · ur اخراج جنین کرنا (to miscarry) · sw -avya (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · te గర్భస్రావం (to miscarry) · cmn 停止 (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · sv abortera (to cause a premature termination) · id menghentikan (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · nl afbreken (aeronautics: to terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket) · sh prekinuti (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · et katkestamine (to cause a premature termination) · sv avbryta (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · te ఆపు (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · cmn 中斷 /中断 (to cause a premature termination) · sw -avya mimba (to cause a premature termination) · cmn 腰斬 /腰斩 (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · de abbrechen (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · cmn 流產 /流产 (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · hy վիժել (to miscarry) · cmn 中止任務 /中止任务 (military: to abandon a mission) · te నిలిచిపోవు (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · cmn 小產 /小产 (to miscarry) · ca avortar (to miscarry) · nb avbryte (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · ur حمل اسقاط کرنا (to miscarry) · it fermare (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · ur حمل ضائع کرنا (to miscarry) · cmn 停止 (to cause a premature termination) · it abortire (to cause a premature termination) · th แท้ง (to miscarry) · nl stoppen (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · he הִפִּיל (to miscarry) · nb stanse (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · es abortar (to miscarry) · cmn 發育停滯 /发育停滞 (biology: to become checked in normal development) · nl onvolgroeid blijven (biology: to become checked in normal development) · nl (een) miskraam hebben (to miscarry) · io abortar (to miscarry) · sv bli rudimentär (biology: to become checked in normal development) · te ఆగిపోవు (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · eo ĉesigi (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · fi keskeyttää (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · nb stoppe (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · el διακόπτω (to stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages) · fr abandonner (to cause a premature termination) · fi saada keskenmeno (to miscarry) · cmn 墮胎 /堕胎 (to miscarry) · la aborior (to miscarry) · it interrompere (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · eo abortigi (to cause a premature termination) · nl aborteren (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · te గర్భోత్పాటనం (to miscarry) · it abortire (to miscarry) · sw -toa mimba (to cause a premature termination) · vi phá thai (to cause a premature termination) · yue 落 (to miscarry) · nb abortere (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · sv stoppa (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · nb spontanabortere (to miscarry) · fi keskeyttää (aeronautics: to terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket) · fr abandonner (computing: to terminate a process prior to completion) · my ဇီးလျှော (to miscarry) · ur حمل ساقط کرنا (to miscarry) · it fallire (to miscarry)