Word a Day
abet
What does abet mean?
abet (verb): to incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use abet in a sentence?
- It's illegal to aid and abet another person in committing a felony. (Tatoeba sentence #10322445 by shekitten, CC BY 2.0 FR)
How do you pronounce abet?
/əˈbɛt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does abet come from?
From Middle English abetten, abette, from Old French abeter (“to entice”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “abet” mean?
to give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on
Not quite: that's what ratify means.
to speak or make low, indistinguishable noise; to mumble, mutter
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to put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression
Not quite: that's what formulate means.
to incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime
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