abet

Meaning of abet

verb
  1. encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.
    he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others

late Middle English (in the sense ‘urge to do something good or bad’): from Old French abeter, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + beter ‘hound, urge on’.

Information about abet

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of abet is: abets.
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Hyphenation of abet

abet

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • abet is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

abet synonyms

Meaning help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work:

assist

Meaning help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something:

aid

Meaning make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources:

help

Meaning give assistance to, especially financially:

support

Meaning give financial, material, or moral support to:

back

Meaning stimulate the development of (an activity, state, or belief):

encourage

Meaning formally support or endorse (a nomination or resolution or its proposer) as a necessary preliminary to adoption or further discussion:

second

Meaning declare one's public approval or support of:

endorse

Meaning help or encourage (something) to increase or improve:

boost

Meaning vigorously support or defend the cause of:

champion

Meaning give official permission or approval for (an action):

sanction

Meaning support or actively encourage (a cause, venture, etc.); further the progress of:

promote

Meaning help the progress or development of (something); promote:

further

Meaning make (an action or process) happen sooner or be accomplished more quickly:

expedite

Meaning exert force on (someone or something) in order to move them away from oneself:

push

abet antonyms

Meaning make it difficult for (someone) to do something or for (something) to happen:

hinder

Translation of abet

Anagrams of abet

Bate, bate, Beat, beat, Beta, beta

Words that rhyme with abet

Cabet, alphabet, analphabet, habet, prealphabet, Dermabet, Elisabet, Lisabet, tabet, Elizabet

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