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- Dictionaryabet/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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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.
ABET definition: 1. to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal: 2. to help or encourage someone…. Learn more.
Abet definition: to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing. See examples of ABET used in a sentence.
To abet something, especially something bad or undesirable, means to make it possible.
ABET meaning: 1. to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal: 2. to help or encourage someone…. Learn more.
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.
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.
(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.
Definitions of 'abet' If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression `aid and abet.'
Abet definition: To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.
