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abet

/əˈbɛt/
noun

  1. Fraud or cunning.

  2. An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.

verb

  1. To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.

  2. To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.

  3. To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain.

Synonymsadvocate, aid, assist, back, connive, cooperate
Antonymsbaffle, confound, contradict, counteract, denounce, deter

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