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a·bet (ə-bĕt́)

[Middle English abetten, from Old French abeter, to entice, a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad–), + beter, to bait.]

transitive verb: a·bet·ted, a·bet·ting, a·bets. 

  1. To approve, encourage, and support (an action or a plan of action); urge and help on.
  2. To urge, encourage, or help (a person): abetted the thief in robbing the bank.

derivatives

a·bet́ment
noun
a·bet́tor
noun
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