abet 音标拼音: [əb'ɛt]
vt . 教唆,帮助
教唆,帮助
abet v 1 :
assist or encourage ,
usually in some wrongdoing Abet \
A *
bet "\,
n . [
OF .
abet ,
fr .
abeter .]
Act of abetting ;
aid . [
Obs .] --
Chaucer .
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1913 Webster ]
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
Would not the fool abet the stealth ,
Who rashly thus exposed his wealth ? --
Gay .
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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 .
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1913 Webster ]
3 . (
Law )
To contribute ,
as an assistant or instigator ,
to the commission of an offense .
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1913 Webster ]
Syn :
To incite ;
instigate ;
set on ;
egg on ;
foment ;
advocate ;
countenance ;
encourage ;
second ;
uphold ;
aid ;
assist ;
support ;
sustain ;
back ;
connive at .
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1913 Webster ]
82 Moby Thesaurus words for "
abet ":
advance ,
advocate ,
aid ,
aid and abet ,
approve of ,
ask for ,
assist ,
avail ,
bail out ,
bear a hand ,
befriend ,
benefit ,
comfort ,
condone ,
countenance ,
do for ,
do good ,
doctor ,
ease ,
egg ,
egg on ,
embolden ,
encourage ,
endorse ,
exhort ,
favor ,
feed ,
foment ,
foster ,
further ,
give a boost ,
give a hand ,
give a lift ,
give encouragement ,
give help ,
go for ,
goad ,
hearten ,
help ,
help out ,
incite ,
instigate ,
invite ,
keep in countenance ,
lend a hand ,
lend one aid ,
nourish ,
nurture ,
prod ,
proffer aid ,
promote ,
protect ,
provoke ,
raise ,
rally ,
reclaim ,
redeem ,
relieve ,
remedy ,
render assistance ,
rescue ,
restore ,
resuscitate ,
revive ,
sanction ,
save ,
second ,
set ,
set on ,
set up ,
shine upon ,
smile upon ,
spur ,
stead ,
stir up ,
subscribe ,
succor ,
support ,
take in tow ,
uphold ,
urge ,
whip up
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