/
əˈbɛt/
v.
(abets, abetting, abetted)
(
usu. in phr. aid and abet)
encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.
Derivative
- abetment n.
- abetter
(also abettor)
n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. abeter, from a- (from L. ad ‘to, at’) + beter ‘hound, urge on’.
