to abort
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7.1
- verb
- /əˈbɔrt/
- Specialized
:
abortar
- I am that baby that she decided not to abort.
- abort a pregnancy
- abort a fetus
- decision to abort
And they're willing to abort a fetus if it's the wrong gender.
- And they're willing to abort a fetus if it's the wrong gender.
- I don't think your father wanted you aborted.
- And she ended up telling me that the baby that was aborted wasn't mine.
Examples
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If more than two embryos take, the couple may choose to abort some.
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And my real parents... tried to abort me.
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And she says, how could anyone abort a child?
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If anything, it will encourage them to abort.
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Whenever the health of the mother is threatened, she will abort the pregnancy.
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I'd rather abort a child than put them through the foster care system.
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Women who expect relatively high wages are far more likely to abort an unplanned pregnancy than women who expect lower wages.
Academic text (1993) -
If you wanted to abort a fetus in the mother's womb, then surgery was necessary.
Fiction book (2002) -
Ergo, a woman always has the right to abort any fetus in self-defense.
Blog text (5) -
If the mother's health is at risk, doctors recommend that she abort the pregnancy.
Antonyms
- Specialized
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4.4
To continue a pregnancy until the baby is fully developed and ready to be born
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Abort comes from Latin parts ab- 'away' and oriri 'to be born', originally meaning 'fail to be born'. So to abort a pregnancy is to end it before the baby is born.