[əˈbɔːt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- carry out or undergo the abortion of (a fetus)
(e.g: the decision to abort the fetus)

- bring to a premature end because of a problem or fault
(e.g: the flight crew aborted the take-off)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin abort- ‘miscarried’, from aboriri, from ab- ‘away, from’ + oriri ‘be born’

[əˈbɔːt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of aborting a flight, space mission, or other enterprise
(e.g: an abort because of bad weather)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin abort- ‘miscarried’, from aboriri, from ab- ‘away, from’ + oriri ‘be born’