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abettor

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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.
[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.]
a·betment n.
a·bettor, a·better n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.abettorabettor - one who helps or encourages or incites another
abetter
accessary, accessory - someone who helps another person commit a crime


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Mrs Varden's chief aider and abettor, and at the same time her principal victim and object of wrath, was her single domestic servant, one Miss Miggs; or as she was called, in conformity with those prejudices of society which lop and top from poor hand- maidens all such genteel excrescences--Miggs.
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness, and playing the part of dangerous abettor of world- wide ambitions.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
And you think that to save such villains as you I will become an abettor of their plot, an accomplice in their crimes?
The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
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