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abet
[ uh-bet ]
verb (used with object)
- to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
Synonyms: , , ,
Antonyms: ,
abet
/ əˈɛ /
verb
- tr to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
Derived Forms
- ˈٳԳ, noun
- ˈٳٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·mԳ ·t noun
- ܲa·t adjective
- ܲa·tԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of abet1
Example Sentences
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.
"The high officials, the top brass who aided and abetted, facilitated the fascist regime are still in their position," he says.
The woman, who was held on suspicion of aiding and abetting dangerous driving, will face no further action.
"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.
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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