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Definitions for Abetting
[1] to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime.
[2] (tr) to assist or encourage, esp in crime or wrongdoing
Words related to Abetting
abetincite, condone, provoke, instigate, urge, advocate, promote, support, sanction, back, goad, encourage, endorse, prod, spur
Words nearby Abetting
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Origin of Abetting
1275–1325; Middle English abette (whence Old French abeter, unless perhaps the latter, of Germanic orig., be the source for the ME), Old English *ābǣtan to hound on, equivalent to ā- a-3 + bǣtan to bait, akin to bite
Other words from Abetting
a·bet·ment , a·bet·tal , noun
un·a·bet·ted , adjective
un·a·bet·ting , adjective
Word origin for Abetting
C14: from Old French abeter to lure on, entice, from beter to bait
Synonyms for Abetting
condone, incite, instigate, provoke, advocate, back, encourage, endorse, goad, prod, promote, sanction, spur, support, urge, egg on