Abet
[ə'bet] or [ə'bɛt]
Definition
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense.
(v. t.) To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.
(n.) Act of abetting; aid.
Typed by Aileen
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [1]. Aid, assist, help, support, succor, second, sustain, uphold, back, co-operate with, take part with, give support to.[2]. Favor, encourage, sanction, countenance, advocate, connive at.[3]. (Law.) Instigate (to commit a crime), stimulate, incite, foment.
Typist: Michael
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Aid, support, promote, countenance, uphold, assist, instigate, encourage,incite, advocate, sanction, subsidize, embolden
ANT:Thwart, contradict, obstruct, oppose, baffle, confound, discourage, disapprove,disconcert, counteract, deter, dissuade, frustrate, impede, denounce, expose
Checked by Abram
Definition
v.t. to incite by encouragement or aid (used chiefly in a bad sense):—pr.p. abet′ting; pa.p. abet′ted.—ns. Abet′ment; Abet′ter Abet′tor one who abets.
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Examples
- I abetted and encouraged him in his criminal design. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Mr. Yorke, instead of opposing, aided and abetted him. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You may possibly have some idea, Miss Trotwood, of abetting him in his running away, and in his complaints to you. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I wish to set before you, honourably, the exact consequences--so far as they are within my knowledge--of your abetting him in this appeal. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Why, yes, my dear; that would be aiding and abetting, you know. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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