abortive

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Synonyms: aborsive, adoptive, ablative, sportive, tortive, apertive, avertive, abortion, amortize, absorptive, abditive

Antonyms: aborsive, adoptive, ablative, sportive, tortive, apertive, avertive, abortion, amortize, absorptive, abditive

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Adjective

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Produced by [[abortion]]; born [[prematurely]] and therefore unnatural. {{defdate|c. 1400–mid 1700s}}<ref name=SOED/>
2. [[come to nothing|Coming to nothing]]; [[failing]] in its effect. {{defdate|from late 1500s}}.<ref name=SOED/>
3. {{lb|en|biology}} [[imperfectly|Imperfectly]] formed or developed; [[rudimentary]]; [[sterile]]. {{defdate|from mid 1700s}}<ref name=SOED/>
4. {{lb|en|medicine|pharmaceutical effect|rare}} Causing [[abortion]]; [[abortifacient]].
5. {{lb|en|medicine}} Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
6. {{lb|en|medicine|of a disease}} Having a [[short]] and [[mild]] [[progression]], without [[pronounced]] [[symptom]]s.
7. Made from the skin of a still-born animal.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|obsolete}} Someone or something born or brought forth [[prematurely]]; an [[abortion]]. {{defdate|Attested from around (1150 to 1350) until the mid 18^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[fruitless]] effort. {{defdate|Attested from the early 17^th century until the early 18^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>
3. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[medicine]] that causes [[abortion]], an [[abortifacient]].
4. {{lb|en|obsolete}} A [[medicine]] or [[treatment]] acting to [[halt]] or [[slow]] the [[progress]] of a [[disease]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To cause an abortion; to render without fruit. {{defdate|Attested only in the 17^th century.}}<ref name=SOED/>

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