abet
verb (used with object)
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing.
is abetting
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present progressiveof abet (3rd person singular).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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One thing I won’t miss if the world goes cashless is abetting tax evasion.
From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2012
The being kind to a Lyar, is abetting a Treason against Mankind.
From A Character of King Charles the Second by George Savile, Marquis of Halifax
I should say, however, that M. Wilkie is ignorant of the atrocious projects he is abetting.
From Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Émile Gaboriau
