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

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.