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Verb: abet (abetted,abetting)  u'bet
  1. Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
    "Did Herald aid and abet a crime?"

Derived forms: abets, abetted, abetting

See also: abetment, abettor

Type of: assist

Encyclopedia: Abet