aborted
verb
- 1
(now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
- 2
To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
- 3
To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back.
- 4
To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.
- 5
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.
- 6
To cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation.
- 7
To abandon a mission at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion.
- 8
To terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely.
- 9
To terminate a process prior to completion.
adjective
- 1
Brought forth prematurely.
- 2
Checked in normal development at an early stage.
“Spines are aborted branches.”
- 3
Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.
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