ABET


Meaning of ABET in English

noun act of abetting; aid.

2. abet ·vt to support, uphold, or aid; to maintain;

— in a good sense.

3. abet ·vt to contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.

4. abet ·vt to instigate or encourage by aid or countenance;

— used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection.

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