- abet someone in something
- abet someone in somethingto help someone in some deed; to help someone do something illegal. •
Surely you do not expect me to abet you in this crime!
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
abet someone in something
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abet — a|bet [əˈbet] v past tense and past participle abetted present participle abetting [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: abeter, from beter to bait ] to help someone do something wrong or illegal →aid and abet at ↑aid2 (3) … Dictionary of contemporary English
abet — verb abetted, abetting (T) to help someone do something wrong or illegal see also: aid and abet … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
abet — ► VERB (abetted, abetting) (usu. in phrase aid and abet) ▪ encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime. DERIVATIVES abetment noun abetter (also abettor) noun. ORIGIN Old French abeter, from be … English terms dictionary
abet — UK [əˈbet] / US verb [transitive] Word forms abet : present tense I/you/we/they abet he/she/it abets present participle abetting past tense abetted past participle abetted formal to help or encourage someone to do something immoral or illegal •… … English dictionary
abet — [ə bɛt] verb (abets, abetting, abetted) (usu. in phr. aid and abet) encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime. Derivatives abetment noun abetter (also abettor) noun … English new terms dictionary
abet — a·bet || É™ bet v. encourage or help someone to do something (especially something illegal) … English contemporary dictionary
aid and abet — ► LAW to help someone do something that is illegal: »Prosecutors argued that he aided and abetted in illegal drug cultivation and sale. Main Entry: ↑aid … Financial and business terms
aid and abet — encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime. → abet … English new terms dictionary
aid — aid1 [ eıd ] noun ** 1. ) uncount money, food, or other help that an organization or government gives to a country or area where people need it, for example because of a war or flood: economic/medical aid: The UN provided emergency economic aid… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
aid — aid1 W2S2 [eıd] n 1.) [U] help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation ▪ Foreign aid from many countries poured into the famine area. ▪ convoys delivering… … Dictionary of contemporary English
aid */*/ — I UK [eɪd] / US noun Word forms aid : singular aid plural aids 1) a) [uncountable] economics money, food, or other help that an organization or government gives to a country or area where people need it, for example because of a war or flood… … English dictionary
