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单词 abetted
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•bet /əˈbɛt/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], a•bet•ted, a•bet•ting. 
  1. to help, usually in doing something wrong:a charge of abetting the enemy.
a•bet•ment, n. [uncountable]
a•bet•tor, a•bet•ter, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•bet  (ə bet),USA pronunciation v.t., a•bet•ted, a•bet•ting. 
  1. to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
  • Middle English abette (whence Old French abeter, unless perh. the latter, of Gmc origin, originally, be the source for the Middle English), Old English *ābǣtan to hound on, equivalent. to ā- a-3 + bǣtan to bait, akin to bite 1275–1325
a•betment, a•bettal, n. 
    help, aid, assist; promote.
    hinder, discourage.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
abet /əˈbɛt/ vb (abets, abetting, abetted)
  1. (transitive) to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait

aˈbetment, aˈbettal n aˈbetter, esp aˈbettor n
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