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.