abet
/əˈbɛt/
noun
- 1
Fraud or cunning.
- 2
An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.
verb
- 1
To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
- 2
To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- 3
To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain.
- 4
To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
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