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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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ABET definition: 1. to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal: 2. to help or encourage someone…. Learn more.
1. : to actively second and encourage (something, such as an activity or plan) abet the commission of a crime. 2. : to assist or support (someone) in the achievement of a purpose. The singer was abetted by a skillful accompanist.
Abet definition: to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing. See examples of ABET used in a sentence.
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.
to help or encourage a person or thing to do something, esp. something wrong or illegal: Shady lawyers abetted the company’s officers in stealing the funds. (Definition of abet from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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.
To abet something, especially something bad or undesirable, means to make it possible. [ journalism , or formal , disapproval ] The media have also abetted the feeling of unreality.
Definition of abet verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.' [formal, law] [...] More. Pronunciations of 'abet' American English: əbɛt British English: əbet. More. Conjugations of 'abet' present simple: I abet, you abet [...]
Abet definition: To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.
