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abet
a·bet A0013900 (ə-bĕt′)tr.v. a·bet·ted, a·bet·ting, a·bets 1. To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.2. To urge, encourage, or help (a person): abetted the thief in robbing the bank.
[Middle English abetten, from Old French abeter, to entice : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + beter, to bait; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]
a·bet′ment n.a·bet′tor, a·bet′ter n.abet (əˈbɛt) vb, abets, abetting or abetted (tr) to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing[C14: from Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait] aˈbetment, aˈbettal n aˈbetter, aˈbettor na•bet (əˈbɛt)
v.t. a•bet•ted, a•bet•ting. to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usu. in wrongdoing. [1275–1325; Middle English abette, Old English *ābǣtan to hound on =ā- a-3 + bǣtan to bait, akin to bite] a•bet′ment, a•bet′tal, n. a•bet′tor, a•bet′ter, n. abet
Past participle: abetted
Gerund: abetting
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| I abet | | you abet | | he/she/it abets | | we abet | | you abet | | they abet |
| Preterite |
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| I abetted | | you abetted | | he/she/it abetted | | we abetted | | you abetted | | they abetted |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am abetting | | you are abetting | | he/she/it is abetting | | we are abetting | | you are abetting | | they are abetting |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have abetted | | you have abetted | | he/she/it has abetted | | we have abetted | | you have abetted | | they have abetted |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was abetting | | you were abetting | | he/she/it was abetting | | we were abetting | | you were abetting | | they were abetting |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had abetted | | you had abetted | | he/she/it had abetted | | we had abetted | | you had abetted | | they had abetted |
| Future |
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| I will abet | | you will abet | | he/she/it will abet | | we will abet | | you will abet | | they will abet |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have abetted | | you will have abetted | | he/she/it will have abetted | | we will have abetted | | you will have abetted | | they will have abetted |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be abetting | | you will be abetting | | he/she/it will be abetting | | we will be abetting | | you will be abetting | | they will be abetting |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been abetting | | you have been abetting | | he/she/it has been abetting | | we have been abetting | | you have been abetting | | they have been abetting |
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| I will have been abetting | | you will have been abetting | | he/she/it will have been abetting | | we will have been abetting | | you will have been abetting | | they will have been abetting |
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| I had been abetting | | you had been abetting | | he/she/it had been abetting | | we had been abetting | | you had been abetting | | they had been abetting |
| Conditional |
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| I would abet | | you would abet | | he/she/it would abet | | we would abet | | you would abet | | they would abet |
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| I would have abetted | | you would have abetted | | he/she/it would have abetted | | we would have abetted | | you would have abetted | | they would have abetted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  abet - assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoingassist - act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function |
abetverb1. help, aid, encourage, sustain, assist, uphold, back, second, incite, egg on, succour We shall strike hard at terrorists and those who abet them.2. encourage, further, forward, promote, urge, boost, prompt, spur, foster, incite, connive at The media have abetted the feeling of unreality.abetverbTo give support or assistance:aid, assist, boost, help (out), relieve, succor.Idioms: give a hand, give a leg up.Translationsabet (əˈbet) – past tense, past participle aˈbetted – verb to help or encourage to do something wrong. He abetted his cousin in robbing the bank. 教唆 教唆abet
abet (someone) inTo help someone in an activity, usually an illegal one. If you drove the robber's getaway car, then you abetted him in a crime! Everyone thinks you abetted Connie in starting this rumor.See also: abetaid and abetTo assist someone, usually in a mischievous or illegal activity. Gary was arrested and charged with aiding and abetting the jewelry thief. I know other kids aided and abetted Paul in egging our house—he's just the only one who got caught.See also: abet, aid, andabet someone in somethingto help someone in some deed; to help someone do something illegal. Surely you do not expect me to abet you in this crime!See also: abetaid and abet someoneCliché to help someone; to incite someone to do something, possibly something that is wrong. (Originally a legal phrase.) He was scolded for aiding and abetting the boys who were fighting.See also: abet, aid, andaid and abet FORMALIf someone aids and abets another person, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. His wife was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for aiding and abetting him. Note: This expression is often used in legal contexts. See also: abet, aid, andaid and abet help and encourage someone to do something wrong, especially to commit a crime. Abet comes from an Old French term meaning ‘to encourage a hound to bite’. 1986 Frank Peretti This Present Darkness She strained to think of…any friend who would still aid and abet a fugitive from the law, without questions. See also: abet, aid, andaid and abet, toTo assist and promote or encourage something or someone. The pairing of these nearly synonymous verbs, always in this order, comes from criminal law, where it denotes helping, facilitating and promoting the commission of a crime. The verbs themselves are quite old, aid dating from about 1400 and abet from about 1300. Although the term still is principally used in relation to criminal actions, it gradually crept into more general speech, as in “The influx of Canada geese on the golf course, aided and abetted by people feeding them . . .”See also: aid, andEncyclopediaSeeaidMedicalSeeAIDabet
AbetTo encourage or incite another to commit a crime. This word is usually applied to aiding in the commission of a crime. To abet another to commit a murder is to command, procure, counsel, encourage, induce, or assist. To facilitate the commission of a crime, promote its accomplishment, or help in advancing or bringing it about. In relation to charge of aiding and abetting, term includes knowledge of the perpetrator's wrongful purpose, and encouragement, promotion or counsel of another in the commission of the criminal offense. A French word, abeter—to bait or excite an animal. For example, the manager of a jewelry store fails to turn on the store's silent alarm on the night she knows her cousin plans to rob the store. Her conduct is that of abetting the Robbery. If, however, she merely forgot to turn on the alarm, she would not have abetted the crime. The word abet is most commonly used as part of the comprehensive phrase aid and abet. abetv. to help someone commit a crime, including helping them escape from police or plan the crime. (See: aid and abet) TO ABET, crim. law. To encourage or set another on to commit a crime. Thisword is always taken in a bad sense. To abet another to commit a murder, isto command, procure, or counsel him to commit it. Old Nat. Brev 21; ColLitt. 475. ABET
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abet
Synonyms for abetverb helpSynonyms- help
- aid
- encourage
- sustain
- assist
- uphold
- back
- second
- incite
- egg on
- succour
verb encourageSynonyms- encourage
- further
- forward
- promote
- urge
- boost
- prompt
- spur
- foster
- incite
- connive at
Synonyms for abetverb to give support or assistanceSynonyms- aid
- assist
- boost
- help
- relieve
- succor
Words related to abetverb assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoingRelated Words |