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
/-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
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