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    a·bet
    [əˈbet]
    verb
    abet (verb) · abets (third person present) · abetted (past tense) · abetted (past participle) · abetting (present participle)
    1. encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense:
      "he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others"
      • encourage or assist someone to commit (a crime):
        "we are aiding and abetting this illegal traffic"
    Origin
    late Middle English (in the sense ‘urge to do something good or bad’): from Old French abeter, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + beter ‘hound, urge on’.
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    verb
    1. encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense:
      cooperate with
      collaborate with
      work with
      connive with
      collude with
      be in collusion with
      be hand in glove with
      side with
      give a push to
      connive at
      participate in
      Opposite:
     
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  1. abetted; abetting Synonyms of abet transitive verb 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
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    verb (used with object), a·bet·ted, a·bet·ting. to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
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    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)
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    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.
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