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abort verb

  /əˈbɔɹt/ , /əˈbɔːt/
  • (transitive, intransitive) To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term. [Attested since at least the 19th century.]
avorter, interrompre, abandonner
  • (transitive, computing) To terminate a process prior to completion.
interrompre, abandonner, s'arrêter, échouer
  • (transitive, biology) To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
fausse couche, avorter

abort noun

  /əˈbɔɹt/ , /əˈbɔːt/
  • (obsolete) A miscarriage; an untimely birth; an abortion. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) until the mid 17th century.]
fausse couche
  • (now, rare) The product of a miscarriage; an aborted offspring; an abortion. [First attested in the early 17th century.]
fausse couche, avorton
  • (military, aeronautics) An early termination of a mission, action, or procedure in relation to missiles or spacecraft; the craft making such a mission.
avorton

abortion noun

  /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩/
  • An induced abortion.
  • (medicine) The expulsion from the womb of a foetus or embryo before it is fully developed, with loss of the foetus.[from 16th c.]
avortement, IVG, interruption volontaire de grossesse
  • (biology) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed. [from 18th c.]
avortement, IVG, avorton, interruption volontaire de grossesse
  • A spontaneous abortion; a miscarriage.
fausse couche, avortement
  • (figuratively) A misshapen person or thing; a monstrosity. [from 16th c.]
avortement

abortive adjective

  /əˈbɔɹ.tɪv/ , /əˈbɔː.tɪv/
  • (obsolete) Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural. [c. 1400–mid 1700s]
abortif
  • (biology) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile. [from mid 1700s]
  • (medicine, pharmaceutical effect, rare) Causing abortion; abortifacient.
  • (medicine) Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
abortif, abortive

aborted adjective

  /əˈbɔrtɪd/
  • Brought forth prematurely.
  • Checked in normal development at an early stage.
avorté

abortional adjective

  /əˈbɔɹ.ʃn̩.l̩/
  • (rare) Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
abortif
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