单词 | abet |
释义 | abet —abetment, abettal, n. /euh bet"/, v.t., abetted, abetting. to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime. [1275-1325; ME abette (whence OF abeter, unless perh. the latter, of Gmc orig., be the source for the ME), OE *abaetan to hound on, equiv. to a- A-3 + baetan to BAIT, akin to BITE] Syn. help, aid, assist; promote. Ant. hinder, discourage. |
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