English dictionary
abet
/@/'b/E/t/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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Act of abetting; aid.
Source: webster1913
verb
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assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to <i>abet</i> an ill-doer; to <i>abet</i> one in his wicked courses; to <i>abet</i> vice; to <i>abet</i> an insurrection.
Source: webster1913