Abort and Halt

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Abort

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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Halt is a synonym for abort in stop topic. In some cases you can use "Halt" instead a verb "Abort", when it comes to topics like stop or cancel something.

Nearby Words: abortion, abortive, aborted, abortionist, aborting

Halt

Halt verb - To bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end.

Usage example: the private eye abruptly halted his surveillance of the building upon being spotted by his subject

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Abort is a synonym for halt. You can use "Abort" instead a verb "Halt".

Nearby Words: halted, halting, haltingly

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Common collocations

change	abort change	halt change
impact	abort impact	halt impact
attack	abort attack	halt attack
trick	abort trick	halt trick
Other words: attempt, sequence, destruction, ritual, plan, fight, experiment, plans, attacks.

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