ABORTING

Verb

aborting

present participle of abort

Anagrams

• borating, taboring

Source: Wiktionary


ABORT

A*bort", v. i. Etym: [L. abortare, fr. abortus, p. p. of aboriri; ab + oriri to rise, to be born. See Orient.]

1. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.

A*bort", n. Etym: [L. abortus, fr. aboriri.]

1. An untimely birth. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.

2. An aborted offspring. [Obs.] Holland.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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