abet (redirected from abettors)

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

Translations

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 교사하다, 부추기다 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