Abet (Verb)
Meaning
Assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- The group's efforts were secretly abetted by the wealthy donor who funneled money into their underground campaign.
- She denied any involvement in the scandal, but investigators suspected that her friends had helped to abet her actions.
- The ringleader's accomplices worked together to abet the theft, using their skills to bypass the security system.
- The politicians falsely claimed they were unaware of the bribes that had been given, despite evidence to the contrary suggesting they had indeed helped to abet the scheme.
- It was later revealed that the business partner had knowingly allowed and abetted the accountant in falsifying the company's financial reports.