Definitions
1.verb(now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
2.verbTo cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
3.verbTo end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back.
4.verbTo stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.
5.verbTo become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile.
6.verbTo cause an organism to develop minimally; to cause rudimentary development to happen; to prevent maturation.
7.verbTo abandon a mission at any point after the beginning of the mission and prior to its completion.
8.verbTo terminate a mission involving a missile or rocket; to destroy a missile or rocket prematurely.
9.verbTo terminate a process prior to completion.
10.adjectiveBrought forth prematurely.
11.adjectiveChecked in normal development at an early stage."Spines are aborted branches."
12.adjectiveRendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped.