Abort and Abandon

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Abort verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).

Usage example: had to abort the mission to Mars when they lost contact with the satellite

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Abandon and abort are semantically related in departure topic. In some cases you can use "Abandon" instead a verb "Abort".

Abandon verb - To put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to).

Usage example: the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch

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Abort and abandon are semantically related in departure topic. Sometimes you can use "Abort" instead a verb "Abandon".

baby	abort baby	abandon baby
attempt	abort attempt	abandon attempt
job	abort job	abandon job
children	abort children	abandon children
Other words: plan, story, fight, child, mission, quest, plans, son, attempts.

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