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