ABET

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Irregular inflected forms: abetted , abetting

Present simple: I / you / we / they abet ... he / she / it abets

Past simple: abetted

Past participle: abetted

-ing form: abetting

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

Derivation:

abetment; abettal (the verbal act of urging on)

abetter; abettor (one who helps or encourages or incites another)