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. 1. 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. "The whole tribe abets the villany." South. Would not the fool abet the stealth, Who rashly thus exposed his wealth Gay. 2. To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense. [Obs.]. Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted. Jer. Taylor. 3. (Law) To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense. Syn. -- To incite; instigate; set on; egg on; foment; advocate; countenance; encourage; second; uphold; aid; assist; support; sustain; back; connive at. Act of abetting; aid. [Obs.] Chaucer.
7. To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commissionof an offense.
8. v:100 v. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing