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Verb: miscarry  'mis,ker-ee or ,mis'ka-ree [N. Amer], mis'ka-ree [Brit]
  1. Be unsuccessful
    - fail, go wrong
     
  2. Suffer a miscarriage

Derived forms: miscarried, miscarries, miscarrying

Type of: abort

Antonym: carry to term

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