abet (redirected from abetted)

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

Verb

[abetting, abetted] to help or encourage in wrongdoing [Old French abeter to lure on]

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

verb 2. encourage, further, forward, promote, urge, boost, prompt, spur, foster, incite, connive at