aborted

aborted

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Latin abder.
Latin ab-
Proto-Indo-European *h₃er-der.?
Proto-Italic *orjōr
Latin orior
Latin aborior
Latin abortō
Latin abortareder.
English abort
Middle English -ed
English -ed
English aborted

    From abort + -ed.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /əˈbɔɹtɪd/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adjective

    aborted (not comparable)

    1. Stopped before completion; especially because of problems or danger.
    2. Brought forth prematurely.
    3. Checked in normal development at an early stage.
      Spines are aborted branches.
    4. (biology) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.
      • 1855, Richard Owen, Lectures on the Comparative Anatomy and Physiology of the Invertebrate Animals:
        The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted in their mature state.

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    Verb

    aborted

    1. simple past and past participle of abort

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