abet

verb [T]

/əˈbet/ (-tt-)

Definition

› to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal: His accountant had aided and abetted him in the fraud.Helping and co-operatingEncouraging and urging onInspiration and inspiring abettor

/əˈbet.ər/

/-ˈbet̬.ɚ/ noun [C] Helpers and accomplicesPeople who help or serve people professionallyCriminals - general words

(Definition of abet verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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