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abet

[ uh-bet ]

verb (used with object)

, a·bet·ted, a·bet·ting.
  1. to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:

    to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.

    Synonyms: promote, assist, aid, help

    Antonyms: discourage, hinder



abet

/ əˈbɛt /

verb

  1. tr to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing


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Derived Forms

  • aˈbetment, noun
  • aˈbetter, noun

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Other Words From

  • a·betment a·bettal noun
  • una·betted adjective
  • una·betting adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abet1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English abette (source of Old French abeter, unless the latter, of Germanic origin, is the source of the Middle English), unattested Old English ābǣtan “to hound on,” equivalent to ā- a- 3 + bǣtan “to hunt, chase with dogs, pasture”; bait; akin to bite

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Word History and Origins

Origin of abet1

C14: from Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait

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Example Sentences

Consequently, they have also aided and abetted that terror organization with their misguided, short-sighted policies.

In court Wednesday, he admitted to two federal counts of conspiracy and aiding and abetting the obstruction of an official proceeding.

The 28-page indictment unsealed Thursday accuses the men of felony counts of conspiracy and aiding and abetting the obstruction of a joint session of Congress, although only one defendant allegedly entered the Capitol.

The three other ex-cops are facing trial in August on separate charges of aiding and abetting Chauvin.

Romeo Francisco Ramirez, Cristian Andy Santay-Rosales and Diego Rigoberto Lopez, each 18, of Washington, pleaded guilty to four federal counts of conspiracy, aiding and abetting, and carjacking.

Those who did so used their medical training not to care for patients, but to abet their abuse.

To view these nudes is not quite to abet evil, but it is to undermine decency.

Yet, far from nudging Rajapaksa toward greater accountability, their presence in Sri Lanka is likely only to abet his rise.

He was there to aid and abet when Wade got hot in the fourth quarter.

Our political leaders need to demand that their colleague step down immediately, not aid and abet the barbarian criminal.

Persons procuring, contriving, or consenting, come within the words aid and abet.

Nature seemed to aid and abet Dinah, who, as Bianchon had predicted, gradually developed a heart-felt passion.

She that you used to abet in her quarrels with Mrs. Williams, and call out,' At her again, Poll!

All the better, my dear young lady, that is if you are willing to aid and abet me a little.

That is why I consent to abet a crime, and keep still about it.

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