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abetted 音标拼音: [əb'ɛtɪd] Abet \ A* bet"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Abetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Abetting}.] [ OF. abeter; a ( L. ad) beter to bait ( as a bear), fr. Icel. beita to set dogs on, to feed, originally, to cause to bite, fr. Icel. b[ imac] ta to bite, hence to bait, to incite. See { Bait}, { Bet}.] 1. To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill- doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an insurrection. " The whole tribe abets the villany." -- South. [ 1913 Webster] Would not the fool abet the stealth, Who rashly thus exposed his wealth? -- Gay. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good sense. [ Obs.]. Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted. -- Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Law) To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To incite; instigate; set on; egg on; foment; advocate; countenance; encourage; second; uphold; aid; assist; support; sustain; back; connive at. [ 1913 Webster] |
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