ABORT

I. verb see: orient Date: 1580 intransitive verb to bring forth stillborn, nonviable, or premature offspring, to become checked in development so as to degenerate or remain rudimentary, to terminate a procedure prematurely , transitive verb 1. to induce the ~ion of or give birth to prematurely, to terminate the pregnancy of before term, 2. to terminate prematurely ; cancel , to stop in the early stages , ~er noun II. noun Date: 1944 the premature termination of a flight (as of an aircraft or spacecraft), a mission, or an action or procedure relating to a flight