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/ əˈbɛt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), a·bet·ted, a·bet·ting. to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
Origin of abet 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”; see origin at bait; akin to bite
SYNONYMS FOR abet help, aid, assist; promote.
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ANTONYMS FOR abet hinder, discourage.
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OTHER WORDS FROM abet a·bet·ment, a·bet·tal, noun un·a·bet·ted, adjective un·a·bet·ting, adjective Words nearby abet aberrated, aberration, Aberystwyth, ab esse, abessive, abet , abetalipoproteinemia, abettor, ab extra, abeyance, abeyant
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He was there to aid and abet when Wade got hot in the fourth quarter.
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Our political leaders need to demand that their colleague step down immediately, not aid and abet the barbarian criminal.
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England and Prussia abet his usurpations, and France the patriotic party.
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Mrs. Bal had lent Barrie to us, and without a woman to aid and abet him, it seemed to me that he was powerless.
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And you can count upon me to aid and abet you in your generous conspiracy, Mrs. March, to the best of my ability.
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One and all of us are bound to aid you, abet you, and obey you, so long as you own and wear the yellow cap.
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I tellt her ladyship flatly that she'd find herself afore the Shirra', and that I was no going to abet any such proceedings.
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British Dictionary definitions for abet verb abets , abetting or abetted (tr) to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
Derived forms of abet abetment or abettal , noun abetter or esp law abettor , noun Word Origin for abet C14: from Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait
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Words related to abet incite, condone, provoke, instigate, urge, advocate, promote, support, sanction, back, goad, encourage, endorse, prod, spur, egg on