abet
verb (used with object)
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing.
are abetting
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present progressiveof abet.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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After all, the irrigation water and poisonous chemicals necessary to keep the playing fields luxuriantly green at all times are abetting ecological disaster.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2022
Ms. Iglehart’s passions are abetting and enabling her husband’s passions.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2017
“We have to find a way to address some of these factors and conditions that are abetting and allowing these movements to grow.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2014
Nevertheless, there’s a case to be made that journalists publishing information from these leaks are abetting an “act of censorship, directed at Sony.”
From Slate ● Dec. 17, 2014
"Oh! bully for you, Uncle David," Joan broke in, delightedly, "Aunt Dorrie is just plain flopping and Nan and Mary are abetting her."
From The Shield of Silence by George Loughridge
