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to abet

to abet

50 8.1
To help someone do something wrong or illegal
  • verb
  • /əˈbɛt/
translation icon : ayudar (a)
  • She was charged with abetting the robber by providing him with a getaway car.
  • aid and abet
  • abetted by governments
  • often abetted

And it was used to abet a genocide.

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Examples

  • "Do not aid, abet, or otherwise help Heather Moon in any way or -" "Wait, whoa."

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The law also made it a crime to assist, abet, or counsel a violation of the law.

    Academic text (2017)
  • And humans, when placed into a bad system, will aid and abet bad outcomes.

  • And your days of aiding and abetting him are over.

  • You are now charged with inciting and abetting war against the Roman army.

  • Are you implying that the Examiner would aid and abet a criminal?

  • So America has aided and abetted the denial of this story.

  • Aiding and abetting a known international fugitive.

  • Weston is aiding and abetting a fugitive.

  • And she may be charged with aiding and abetting a fugitive or even as an accessory to murder.

Synonyms

to solicit
vsto abet
  • NSFW
7 7.7

Urge someone to do something illegal

includes active help or assistance for the wrongdoing

Antonyms

2.3

Stop something from happening or someone from doing it

35 6.0

To try to stop someone from doing something by talking to them

How Complicit

to incite
  • NSFW
72 7.7
to abet
50 8.1
to encourage
2.3
to assist
605 1.0

Surface Forms

abet infinitive
abetted past
abetted past participle
abetting present participle
abets third person singular

Etymology

The word abet comes from an old French verb meaning 'to bait' or 'to urge on', and it is like the English word bait, which is something used to lure or push an animal. So to abet someone today is to help or encourage them to do something wrong.