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ABET (abetted, abetting)

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Dictionary entry overview: What does abet mean?

• ABET (verb)
The verb ABET has 1 sense:

1. assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

Familiarity information: ABET used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ABET (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "abet" is one way to...):

assist (act as an assistant in a subordinate or supportive function)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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