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abort
vi : to bring forth premature or stillborn offspring <a patient who ed annually for five years> - compare MISCARRY vt 1 a : to induce the abortion of or give birth to prematurely b : to terminate the pregnancy of before term 2 : to stop in the early stages < a disease> abort*er n
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Similar sounding terms: ab·orad abrade
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