abortire

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to abort a pregnancy, to have a miscarriage
  2. (intransitive) to not mature, to not develop
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) to fail (e.g. of a company)

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
a‧bor‧tì‧re
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a.borˈti.re/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abortīre, from abortus.

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