Thesaurus: abet

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1. 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.
2. v. t. To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense.
3. v. t. To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.
4. n. Act of abetting; aid.
5. v. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
6. To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commissionof an offense.
7. v:100 v. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing