French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin abortāre (to bring forth prematurely).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /a.vɔʁ.te/
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Verb

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avorter

  1. (intransitive, of a mission and etc) to fail, to come to an end
  2. (intransitive, of a female) to have an abortion
  3. (causative) to abort, to terminate
  4. (causative) to cause an abortion
    Elle a fait avorter le bébé.She aborted the baby.

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