abet
verb (used with object)
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing.
was abetting
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past progressiveof abet.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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It added that the United Nations was abetting the exodus by providing subsidies of $400 per refugee.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 27, 2017
Pinto Kramer, according to officials close to the leadership, was abetting top air force generals.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite the fact that investigators have no idea whether the woman, Lucia Garofalo, was abetting terrorism, and have found no connection to Ressam, they are taking no chances.
From Time Magazine Archive
Yet he could not feel that he was abetting any disloyalty in allowing the conversation.
From The Case of Richard Meynell by Mrs. Humphry Ward
It seemed as if Miss Sharp was abetting him, for she came to my side—.
From Man and Maid by Elinor Glyn
