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Meaning of 'abet' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Abet [ n.]
- Act of abetting; aid.
2 . Abet [ 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.
- To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense.
- To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.

Nearby Words:

abeam abear abearance abearing abecedarian abecedary abed abegge abele abelian

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