abet

a·bet  (-bt)

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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[Middle English abetten, from Old French abeter, to entice : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + beter, to bait; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]

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a·betment n.

a·bettor, a·better n.

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abet [əˈbɛt]

vb abets, abetting, abetted

(tr) to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing

[from Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait]

abetment , abettal n

abetter  esp law, abettor n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

abet - assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing assist - act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function

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abet

verb

1. help, aid, encourage, sustain, assist, uphold, back, second, incite, egg on, succour We shall strike hard at terrorists and those who abet them.

2. encourage, further, forward, promote, urge, boost, prompt, spur, foster, incite, connive at The media have abetted the feeling of unreality.

Translations

abet [əˈbet] VT [+ criminal] → incitar; [+ crime] → instigar
to abet sb in a crime → ser cómplice de algn en un delito
see also aid 2

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abet [əˈbɛt] vt

[+ criminal] → aider, encourager
see aid

(= make possible) [+ crime, injustice, terrorist act] → aider à commettre

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abet

vt crime, criminal → begünstigen, Vorschub leisten (+dat); (fig) → unterstützen

vi ? aid VT

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abet

v abet [əˈbet]

to help or encourage to do something wrong He abetted his cousin in robbing the bank. bystaan يُسَاعِدُ عَلَى جَرِيمَه подбуждам podporovat, navádět tilskynde; opmuntre unterstützen, Beihilfe leisten υποβοηθώ, παρακινώ, υποδαυλίζω incitar, instigar ässitama تحریک کردن به کار بد yllyttää inciter (à) לְסַיֵיע בְּפֶּשַע बुरे काम के लिये उकसाना potaći felbujt menghasut aðstoða, hvetja (einkum til illra verka) istigare けしかける (범죄 등을) 부추기다, 선동하다 kurstyti, padėti (padaryti nusikaltimą) kūdīt bersubahat helpen oppmuntre til (gale handlinger) wspomagać colaborar a instiga (la) подстрекать naviesť, nahovoriť (na niečo) nagovarjati k podstaći medverka till, vara medhjälpare ให้กำลังใจ arka vermek, teşvik etmek 教唆 підбурювати ورغلانا، پھسلانا tiếp tay 教唆