Definitions
assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
Word origin
From Middle English abetten, abette, from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”), either from Middle Dutch bētan (“incite”) or from Old Norse beita (“to cause to bite, bait, incite”), from Proto-Germanic *baitijaną (“to cause to bite”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Cognate with Icelandic beita (“to set dogs on; to feed”).
Used in a sentence
“aid and abet”
“Those who would exalt themselves by abetting the strength of the Godless, and the wrength of the oppressors.”
“The Statute provides that whoever has been engaged in aiding, abetting, or assisting, directly or indirectly, is criminal.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Aid wrongdoing”4 letters
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