The meaning of Abet

Abet – definition

verb
Encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.
Usage examples:
He was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others
Synonims:
Assist Aid Help Lend a hand Support Back Encourage Cooperate with Collaborate with Work with Connive with Collude with Go along with Be in collusion with Be hand in glove with Side with Secon

verb
To help or encourage a person or thing to do something, esp. something wrong or illegal
Usage examples:
Shady lawyers abetted the company’s officers in stealing the funds.

Abet translation into English

Abet: translate from English into Chinese

助长, 唆, 撮弄, 挑唆

Abet: translate from English into Dutch

Abet, Opruien, Steunen, Agiteren, Bevorderen, Aanzetten, Ophitsen, Opstoken, Aanstoken, Bijstand verlenen, Aanhitsen

Abet: translate from English into French

Une mise, Contribuer

Abet: translate from English into German

Unterstützen, Begünstigen, Beihilfe leisten

Abet: translate from English into Hindi

उकसाना

Abet: translate from English into Italian

Abeti, Favoreggiare, Istigare, Incitare, Spalleggiare, Essere complice

Abet: translate from English into Korean

부추기다

Abet: translate from English into Russian

Подстрекать, Содействовать, Поощрять

Abet: translate from English into Spanish

Instigar, Inducir, Ayudar, Encubrir, Animar

Word origin

late Middle English (in the sense ‘urge to do something good or bad’): from Old French abeter, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + beter ‘hound, urge on’.

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Abet – similar words

abets

verb
Encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.
Usage examples:
He was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others

verb
To help or encourage a person or thing to do something, esp. something wrong or illegal
Usage examples:
Shady lawyers abetted the company’s officers in stealing the funds.

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abetment

noun
The act of helping or encouraging someone to do something wrong or illegal
Usage examples:
Such acts will be treated as abetment to fraud., it would be wrong to treat the offence of abetment…

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Abet synonims

aid

noun
Help, typically of a practical nature.
Usage examples:
He saw the pilot slumped in his cockpit and went to his aid

verb
Help or support (someone or something) in the achievement of something.
Usage examples:
Women were aided in childbirth by midwives

abbreviation
Artificial insemination by donor.

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assist

verb
Help (someone), typically by doing a share of the work.
Usage examples:
A senior academic would assist him in his work

noun
An act of giving help, typically by providing money.
Usage examples:
The budget must have an assist from tax policies

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back

noun
The rear surface of the human body from the shoulders to the hips.
Usage examples:
He lay on his back

adverb
In the opposite direction from the one that one is facing or travelling towards.
Usage examples:
He moved back a pace

verb
Give financial, material, or moral support to.
Usage examples:
He had a newspaper empire backing him

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encourage

ɪnˈkʌr.ɪdʒ

verb
Give support, confidence, or hope to (someone).
Usage examples:
We were encouraged by the success of this venture

verb
To make someone more likely to do something, or to make something more likely to happen
Usage examples:
[ t + to infinitive ] we were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school., the council is enco…

verb
To talk or behave in a way that gives someone confidence to do something
Usage examples:
Encourage someone in something they've always encouraged me in everything i've wanted to do.

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help

verb
Make it easier or possible for (someone) to do something by offering one's services or resources.
Usage examples:
They helped her with domestic chores

noun
The action of helping someone to do something.
Usage examples:
I asked for help from my neighbours

exclamation
Used as an appeal for urgent assistance.
Usage examples:
Help! i'm drowning!

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lend a hand

verb
To give something to someone for a short period of time, expecting it to be given back
Usage examples:
Can you lend me a few dollars till payday?

verb
If a bank or other financial organization lends money to someone, it gives them money for a period of time which they then pay back with interest
Usage examples:
Britain's building societies chiefly lend money for house purchase., lend $5,000/£2bn/€1m, etc. to …

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side with

phrasal verb
To decide that you support a particular opinion or belief in an argument
Usage examples:
The judge sided with workers who were sacked for refusing to use unsafe equipment., side with sb on…

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support

verb
Bear all or part of the weight of; hold up.
Usage examples:
The dome was supported by a hundred white columns

noun
A thing that bears the weight of something or keeps it upright.
Usage examples:
The best support for a camera is a tripod

verb
The act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

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