abort

Definitions

1. 1.(Biol.) To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile.
2. 2.An untimely birth. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
3. 3.An aborted offspring. [Obs.] Holland.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to become sterile called?
• What is an untimely birth. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton called?