The difference between Abortive and Obsolete

When used as verbs, abortive means to cause an abortion, whereas obsolete means to cause to become obsolete.

When used as adjectives, abortive means produced by abortion, whereas obsolete means no longer in use.

Abortive is also noun with the meaning: that which is born or brought forth prematurely.

check bellow for the other definitions of Abortive and Obsolete

  1. Abortive as an adjective (obsolete):

    Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.

    Examples:

    "an abortive child"

  2. Abortive as an adjective:

    Coming to nothing; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful.

    Examples:

    "an abortive attempt"

  3. Abortive as an adjective (biology):

    Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.

    Examples:

    "an abortive organ"

    "an abortive [[stamen]]"

    "an abortive [[ovule]]"

  4. Abortive as an adjective (medicine, rare, attributive):

    Causing abortion; abortifacient

    Examples:

    "'abortive medicines"

  5. Abortive as an adjective (medicine):

    Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).

    Examples:

    "'abortive treatment of [[typhoid]] fever"

  6. Abortive as an adjective:

    Made from the skin of a still-born animal.

    Examples:

    "'abortive vellum"

  1. Abortive as a noun (obsolete):

    That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.

  2. Abortive as a noun (obsolete):

    A fruitless effort or issue.

  3. Abortive as a noun (obsolete):

    A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.

  1. Abortive as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.

  1. Obsolete as an adjective (of words, equipment, etc.):

    No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused or neglected (often by preference for something newer, which replaces the subject).

    Examples:

    "It is speculated that, within a few years, the Internet's speedy delivery of news worldwide will make newspapers obsolete."

  2. Obsolete as an adjective (biology):

    Imperfectly developed; not very distinct.

  1. Obsolete as a verb (transitive, US):

    To cause to become obsolete.

    Examples:

    "This software component has been obsoleted."

    "We are in the process of obsoleting this product."

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