Associations to the word «Abet»

Wiktionary

ABET, verb. (obsolete) (transitive) To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable. [Attested from around (1350 to 1470) (1390) until the early 17th century.]
ABET, verb. (transitive) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
ABET, verb. (transitive) (archaic) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid any good cause, opinion, or action; to maintain. [First attested in the late 16th century.]
ABET, verb. (obsolete) To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
ABET, noun. (obsolete) Fraud or cunning. [First attested from 1150 to 1350.]
ABET, noun. (obsolete) An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid. [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

Dictionary definition

ABET, verb. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.