abet
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
Origin of abet
1Other words for abet
Opposites for abet
Other words from abet
- a·bet·ment, a·bet·tal, noun
- un·a·bet·ted, adjective
- un·a·bet·ting, adjective
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How to use abet in a sentence
In this most recent escalation of a four-year putsch — abetted by some of the same representatives and senators whose chambers were attacked by the mob — we see the last few threads of Trumpism that were never explicit now made manifest.
The Capitol mob images shouldn’t surprise you. Open insurrection was always where we were headed. | Philip Kennicott | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostAt stake for the companies is whether the original plaintiffs have a case against them at all, for allegedly aiding and abetting human rights abuses.
The Supreme Court will decide: Can Big Chocolate be blamed for child slavery? | Vivienne Walt | November 26, 2020 | FortuneSuch was the corrosive paranoia of the time, fueled by McCarthy and abetted by Hoover.
Because it is a political rhetoric of anti-Western resistance —ironically, abetted by Westerners themselves.
In 1971, the United States abetted a genocide in what is today Bangladesh.
Bangladesh’s Radical Islamists Get U.S. Backing | Kapil Komireddi | January 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In its confusion it has aided and abetted the rising power of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Egypt’s Declaration of Independence: Not So Different From Ours | Christopher Dickey | July 4, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTForget about the Second Amendment—the gun lobby, abetted by timorous Republicans, is trying to privatize law and order.
Pro-Gun Absolutism: The Gun Lobby’s Push to Privatize Law and Order | Will Marshall | April 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThat he would be abetted by Black Jack was almost certain, but fear had fled the happy heart of Freckles.
Freckles | Gene Stratton-PorterAncient, and, unhappily, recent subjects of jealousy lead him to suspect us of having abetted a crime which our bosom abhors.
Quentin Durward | Sir Walter ScottThus abetted and equipped he came, after a taxi ride and a walk, into his grandmother's street.
Children of the Whirlwind | Leroy ScottBy this time the ladies realized what the two men were after, and abetted the plan with all of their persuasions.
Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest | Lillian Elizabeth RoyWhether you knew it or not, you've abetted a criminal in escaping from the law, and I've my duty to do.
The Adventures of Harry Revel | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
British Dictionary definitions for abet
/ (əˈbɛt) /
(tr) to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
Origin of abet
1Derived forms of abet
- abetment or abettal, noun
- abetter or esp law abettor, noun
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