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Definition for: "abet" 
 19 definitions retrieved
 "Abet" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Abet \A*bet"\, n. [OF. abet, fr. abeter.]
   Act of abetting; aid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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 "Abet" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v.0.48"
Abet \A*bet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abetted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Abetting}.] [OF. abeter; a (L. ad) + beter to
bait (as a
   bear), fr. Icel. beita to set dogs on, to feed, originally,
   to cause to bite, fr. Icel. b[imac]ta to bite, hence to bait,
   to incite. See {Bait}, {Bet}.]
   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.
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            Would not the fool abet the stealth,
            Who rashly thus exposed his wealth?   --Gay.
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   2. To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good
      sense. [Obs.].
            Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted.
                                                  --Jer. Taylor.
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   3. (Law) To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the
      commission of an offense.
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   Syn: To incite; instigate; set on; egg on; foment; advocate;
        countenance; encourage; second; uphold; aid; assist;
        support; sustain; back; connive at.
        [1913 Webster]

 "abet" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"
abet
     v : assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
     [also: {abetting}, {abetted}]

 "abet" moby-thes "Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0"
82 Moby Thesaurus words for "abet":
   advance, advocate, aid, aid and abet, approve of, ask for, assist,
   avail, bail out, bear a hand, befriend, benefit, comfort, condone,
   countenance, do for, do good, doctor, ease, egg, egg on, embolden,
   encourage, endorse, exhort, favor, feed, foment, foster, further,
   give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give encouragement,
   give help, go for, goad, hearten, help, help out, incite,
   instigate, invite, keep in countenance, lend a hand, lend one aid,
   nourish, nurture, prod, proffer aid, promote, protect, provoke,
   raise, rally, reclaim, redeem, relieve, remedy, render assistance,
   rescue, restore, resuscitate, revive, sanction, save, second, set,
   set on, set up, shine upon, smile upon, spur, stead, stir up,
   subscribe, succor, support, take in tow, uphold, urge, whip up



 "abet" eng-afr "English-Africaan Freedict Dictionary"
abet
     agiteer, beroer
     assisteer, help
     ondersteun

 "abet" eng-ara "English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary"
Abet
حرّض


 "abet" eng-cro "English-Croatian Freedict Dictionary"
abet
ići na ruku, nagovoriti, podsticati, pomoćnik, potaknuti, poticati,
potpomagati


 "abet" eng-cze "English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary"
abet 
ponoukat


 "abet" eng-cze "English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary"
abet 
navádět


 "abet" eng-fra "English-French Freedict Dictionary"
abet
	[əbet]
	agiter, débattre, émouvoir, troubler
	aider, assister, secourir
	agacer, irriter
	appuyer, maintenir


 "abet" eng-hin "English-Hindi Freedict Dictionary"
abet 
1. उकसाना{बुरे~काम~के~लिये}
     "The organization is accused of abetting cross-border terrorism."


 "abet" eng-ita "English-Italian Freedict dictionary"
abet
     aiutare, assistere
     incitare, spronare
     poggiare, appoggiare, sostenere

 "abet" eng-lat "English-Latin Freedict dictionary"
abet [əbet]
     concitare
     adiuvare, adiutare, iuvare

 "abet" eng-por "English-Portugese Freedict dictionary"
abet
     agitar, amotinar, sacolejar, sacudir
     ajudar, assistir
     concitar, incitar, provocar
     amparar, sustenar, suportar

 "abet" eng-por "English-Portugese Freedict dictionary"
abet
     agitar, amotinar, sacolejar, sacudir
     ajudar, assistir
     concitar, incitar, provocar
     amparar, sustenar, suportar

 "abet" eng-por "English-Portugese Freedict dictionary"
abet
     agitar, amotinar, sacolejar, sacudir
     ajudar, assistir
     concitar, incitar, provocar
     amparar, sustenar, suportar

 "abet" eng-por "English-Portugese Freedict dictionary"
abet [əbet]
     agitar, amotinar, sacolejar, sacudir
     ajudar, assistir
     concitar, incitar, provocar
     amparar, sustenar, suportar

 "abet" eng-spa "English-Spanish Freedict dictionary"
abet [əbet]
     instigar
     sostener

 "abet" eng-tur "English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary"
abet
1. söz ve davranışlarla  cesaret vermek veya yardım etmek.(gen.) fina
anlamda)