abet
- IPA[əˈbet]
美式
- encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense；encourage or assist someone to commit (a crime)
verb: abet, 3rd person present: abets, gerund or present participle: abetting, past tense: abetted, past participle: abetted
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular, to commit a crime or other offense he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others
- ▪ encourage or assist someone to commit (a crime) we are aiding and abetting this illegal traffic
