Definitions
Stop a process before it is completed.
Word origin
From Middle English, from Latin abortus, perfect active participle of aborior (“miscarry”), formed from ab + orior (“to come into being”). Doublet of abortus.
Used in a sentence
“We've had aborts on three of our last seven launches.”
“We've had three aborts over the last two days.”
“In Japonia 'tis a common thing to stifle their children if they be poor, or to make an abort, which Aristotle commends.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“End before completion”5 letters
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