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ABET
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Irregular inflected forms: abetted , abetting
I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they abet ... he / she / it abets
Past simple: abetted
Past participle: abetted
-ing form: abetting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "abet" is one way to...):
assist (act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
abetment; abettal (the verbal act of urging on)
abetter; abettor (one who helps or encourages or incites another)
