abet
[ uh-bet ]
/ əˈbɛt /
verb (used with object), a·bet·ted, a·bet·ting.
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
Origin of abet
OTHER WORDS FROM abet
a·bet·ment, a·bet·tal, noun un·a·bet·ted, adjective un·a·bet·ting, adjectiveWords nearby abet
Example sentences from the Web for abetment
Then follows a chapter on abetment, in other words, the instigation of a person to do a wrongful act.
Now Esther herself was offering her own abetment in almost the same terms.
The Prisoner |Alice BrownWith the aid and abetment of a bottle of excellent Montrachet, however, one contrived to worry through.
Red Masquerade |Louis Joseph Vance
British Dictionary definitions for abetment
abet
/ (əˈbɛt) /
verb abets, abetting or abetted
(tr)
to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
Derived forms of abet
abetment or abettal, noun abetter or esp law abettor, nounWord Origin for abet
C14: from Old French
abeter to lure on, entice, from
beter to bait