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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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • abetment noun
  • abettal noun
  • unabetted adjective
  • unabetting adjective
  • ˈٳԳ noun
  • ˈٳٱ noun
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51Թ 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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of abet1

C14: from Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait
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Example Sentences

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“Mexico’s complaint does not plausibly allege that the defendant manufacturers aided and abetted gun dealers’ unlawful sales of firearms to Mexican traffickers,” she wrote.

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“We are living in the age of leftwing domestic terrorism. They are openly encouraging violence against law enforcement to aid and abet the invasion of America,” Miller wrote on X.

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Harvard has been under attack from the White House, which has accused the nation’s oldest university of abetting antisemitism in connection with pro-Palestinian protests of the war in Gaza, which was triggered by Hamas’ Oct.

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He appeared at Belfast Magistrates' Court on Wednesday, charged with aiding and abetting the importation of Class A drugs.

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Liz Murrill said the investigation was ongoing, and that authorities would "uncover all the facts eventually and anyone who aided and abetted will be prosecuted to the full extent the law allows".

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