abets

Meaning of abets

verb, 3rd person present
  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 abets

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

abets

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • abets is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

abets 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

abets antonyms

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

hinder

Anagrams of abets

baste, Bates, bates, beast, Beats, beats, besat, Betas, betas, esbat, Sebat, sebat, tabes

Words that rhyme with abets

bets, alphabets, analphabets, drabbets, ebbets, flibbertigibbets, gibbets, gobbets, rabbets, Tebets, Thibets, quodlibets, thibets, zibets, gambets, zerumbets, barbets, overbets, sherbets, sorbets

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