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abet

[ uh-bet ]

verb (used with object)

abetted, abetting.
  1. to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:

    to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.

    Synonyms: , , ,

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abet

/ əˈɛ /

verb

  1. tr to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈٳԳ, noun
  • ˈٳٱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·mԳ ·t noun
  • ܲa·t adjective
  • ܲa·tԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abet1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English abette (source of Old French abeter, unless the latter, of Germanic origin, is the source of the Middle English), unattested Old English ǣٲ “to hound on,” equivalent to - a- 3 + ǣٲ “to hunt, chase with dogs, pasture”; bait; akin to bite
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Word History and Origins

Origin of abet1

C14: from Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait
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A woman in her 20s who was arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting dangerous driving was released with no further action to be taken in relation to that arrest.

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"The high officials, the top brass who aided and abetted, facilitated the fascist regime are still in their position," he says.

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The woman, who was held on suspicion of aiding and abetting dangerous driving, will face no further action.

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"It's just charcoal, the wind has abetted but when it picks up again it will just blow all that charcoal away and back into the streams, back into the air," he said.

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According to the government’s sentencing memorandum, Tin aided and abetted turtle smugglers in the U.S. from February 2018 to June 2023.

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