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    abet
    /əˈbɛt/

    verb

    • 1. encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime: "he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abetAbet Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of ABET is to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan). How to use abet in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Abet.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABET | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    ABET definition: 1. to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal: 2. to help or encourage someone…. Learn more.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABET | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    ABET meaning: 1. to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal: 2. to help or encourage someone…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › abetAbet - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To abet is to help someone do something, usually something wrong. If you were the lookout while your older sister swiped cookies from the cookie jar, you abetted her mischief. The verb abet can be used to generally mean encouragement, but people usually expect to see it in relation to some crime.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › abetABET Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Abet definition: to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing. See examples of ABET used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABET definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    To abet something, especially something bad or undesirable, means to make it possible.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › abetAbet - definition of abet by The Free Dictionary

    a·bet. (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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishabet verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    (law) to help somebody to do something illegal or wrong. She stands accused of aiding and abetting the crime. He was charged with aiding and abetting the robbers. See abet in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: abet. Definition of abet verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishABET | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    verb. uk / əˈbet / us present participle abetting | past tense and past participle abetted. Add to word list. see aid and abet (sb) (Definition of abet from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of abet. in Chinese (Traditional) 教唆，唆使，慫恿, 夥同…作案… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 教唆，唆使，怂恿, 伙同…作案… See more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › abetAbet Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Abet definition: To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.

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