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(1):

(n.) Act of abetting; aid.

(2):

(v. t.) 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.

(3):

(v. t.) To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; - in a good sense.

(4):

(v. t.) To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an offense.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Abet'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/abet.html. 1828.
 
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