Dictionary Workbench Ondict

abet

Dictionary entry view. Switch to definition mode above when you know the meaning but not the word.

abet

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Crime
a·bet /əˈbet/ verb (abetted, abetting) [transitive]  SCCHELPto help someone do something wrong or illegal 教唆,怂恿,唆使 aid and abet at aid2(3)
→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
abetIt has been aided and abetted.What if these citizens were quietly protected, even aided and abetted, by our elected officials?The Shawnees, abetted by southern Creeks, were seeking to stem the surge of expansion into their hinterlands.Abohalima, Salameh and Ayyad, like Alkaisi, are charged with aiding and abetting the bombing.My negligence abetted the theft of time.It isn't eased by the knowledge that the bankers who aided and abetted these exercises have suffered as much as anybody.The hack drivers aided and abetted this extortion, hustling unwary tourists to the Davis establishment.Other charges included abetting various other financial offences and abusing state authority.
Origin abet (1300-1400) Old French abeter, from beter to bait
a·bet verbChineseSyllable
someone or illegal to wrong Corpus help do something


abet
abet /əˈbet/ verb (past tense and past participle abetted, present participle abetting) [transitive]
 Date: 1300-1400
 Language: Old French
 Origin: abeter, from beter 'to bait'
to help someone do something wrong or illegal
aid and abet at aid2(3)


abetBrE /əˈbet/ 🔊NAmE /əˈbet/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they abet BrE /əˈbet/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈbet/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it abets BrE /əˈbets/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈbets/ 🔊past simple abetted BrE /əˈbetɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈbetɪd/ 🔊past participle abetted BrE /əˈbetɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈbetɪd/ 🔊 -ing form abetting BrE /əˈbetɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /əˈbetɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to help or encourage sb to do sth wrong 教唆;唆使;煽动;怂恿He was abetted in the deception by his wife. 他行骗是受了妻子的怂恿。🔊🔊ˌaid and aˈbet(law 法律) to help sb to do sth illegal or wrong 帮助和教唆She stands accused of aiding and abetting the crime. 她被控帮助和教唆犯罪。🔊🔊