Etymology

From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#ABETCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#ABET abetten, abette, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#ABET abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”), either from Middle DutchCategory:English terms derived from Middle Dutch#ABET bētan (“incite”) or from Old NorseCategory:English terms derived from Old Norse#ABET beita (“to cause to bite, bait, incite”),^[1] from Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ABET *baitijaną (“to cause to bite”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ABET *bʰeyd- (“to split”). Cognate with Icelandic beita (“to set dogs on; to feed”).

Alternate etymology traces the Middle English and Old French words through Old English *ābǣtan (“to hound on”), from ā- + bǣtan (“to bait”), from the same source (Proto-GermanicCategory:English terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ABET *baitijaną).

See also bait, bet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈbɛt/Category:English 2-syllable words#ABETCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#ABET

• Audio (Canada):

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  Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#ABET
• Rhymes: -ɛtCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛt#ABETCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛt/2 syllables#ABET

Verb

abet (third-person singular simple present abets, present participle abetting, simple past and past participle abetted)Category:English lemmas#ABETCategory:English verbs#ABETCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABETCategory:Pages with entries#ABETCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABET

1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#ABET, crimeCategory:en:Crime#ABET) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470]^[2]

   Synonyms: collude, conspire, connive

   aid and abetCategory:English terms with collocations#ABET

   • 1823, John Galt, Ringan Gilhaize or The Covenanters‎:

     Those who would exalt themselves by abetting the strength of the Godless, and the wrength of the oppressors.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABET

   • 1851, Charles G. Davis, Report of the Proceedings at the Examination of Charles G. Davis, Esq., on the Charge of Aiding and Abetting in the Rescue of a Fugitive Slave, page 39:

     The Statute provides that whoever has been engaged in aiding, abetting, or assisting, directly or indirectly, is criminal.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABET

   • 1874–1876 (date written), Lewis Carroll [pseudonym; Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], “Fit the Fit the Sixth.⁠ The Barrister’s Dream.”, in The Hunting of the Snark […], London: Macmillan and Co., published March 1876, →OCLC:

     In the matter of Treason the pig would appear / To have aided, but scarcely abetted: / While the charge of Insolvency fails, it is clear, If you grant the plea ‘never indebted.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABET

   • 2023 February 17, Michelle Goldberg, “What Fox News Says When You’re Not Listening”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     The brief, a motion for summary judgment in a case stemming from Fox’s egregiously false claims of Dominion-abetted election fraud, offers a portrait of extravagant cynicism.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABET

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:abet.
2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#ABET) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action). [late 16th c.]^[2]

   Synonyms: approve, patronize, sanction, support, tolerate

   • a. 1667, Jeremy Taylor, edited by George Rust, The whole works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor, published 1835:

     Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABET

   • 1854 August 9, Henry D[avid] Thoreau, Walden; or, Life in the Woods, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, →OCLC:

     The elements, however, abetted me in making a path through the deepest snow in the woods, for when I had once gone through the wind blew the oak leaves into my tracks, where they lodged, and by absorbing the rays of the sun melted the snow, and so not only made a dry bed for my feet, but in the night their dark line was my guide.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABET

   • 1952 May, George Santayana, “I Like to Be a Stranger”, in The Atlantic‎:

     Later some of these artistic friends […] abetted this ecclesiastical view in so far as they renounced pre-Raphaelism and learned to love the baroque; but that was an aesthetic fashion also, and corrupt, […]

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABET

   • 2017 September 27, David Browne, “Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91”, in Rolling Stone‎, archived from the original on 28 September 2017:

     By the early Seventies, Playboy was selling seven million copies a month and Hefner's globe-trotting lifestyle was abetted by his private jet, the Big Bunny, that contained a circular bed, an inside disco and a wet bar.

     Category:English terms with quotations#ABET

3. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#ABET, transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#ABET) To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable. [late 14th–early 17th c.]^[3]

   Synonyms: instigate, foment, encourage, support; see also Thesaurus:incite

   Antonyms: baffle, confound, counteract, denounce, deter; see also Thesaurus:hinder

4. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#ABET) To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.

Noun

abet (plural abets)Category:English lemmas#ABETCategory:English nouns#ABETCategory:English countable nouns#ABETCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#ABETCategory:Pages with entries#ABETCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABET

1. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#ABET) Fraud or cunning. [mid 12th–mid 14th c.]^[2]
2. (obsoleteCategory:English terms with obsolete senses#ABET) An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid. [ca. 1350–1470]^[2]

References

Anagrams

• Bate, Beta, Teba, bate, beat, beta

Alternative forms

• abete

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar LatinCategory:Aragonese terms inherited from Vulgar Latin#ABETCategory:Aragonese terms derived from Vulgar Latin#ABET *abētem, from Classical LatinCategory:Aragonese terms inherited from Classical Latin#ABETCategory:Aragonese terms derived from Classical Latin#ABET abietem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbet/Category:Aragonese terms with IPA pronunciation#ABET
• Syllabification: a‧bet
• Rhymes: -etCategory:Rhymes:Aragonese/et#ABETCategory:Rhymes:Aragonese/et/2 syllables#ABET

Noun

abet m (plural abetz)Category:Aragonese lemmas#ABETCategory:Aragonese nouns#ABETCategory:Aragonese countable nouns#ABETCategory:Aragonese entries with incorrect language header#ABETCategory:Aragonese masculine nouns#ABETCategory:Pages with entries#ABETCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABET

1. fir

References

• “abeto”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “abet”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Etymology

Borrowed from BalineseCategory:Betawi terms borrowed from Balinese#ABETCategory:Betawi terms derived from Balinese#ABET abet (“behavior, manner”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abət/Category:Betawi terms with IPA pronunciation#ABET

• Audio:

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  Category:Betawi terms with audio pronunciation#ABET
• Rhymes: -ətCategory:Rhymes:Betawi/ət#ABET
• Hyphenation: a‧bet

Noun

abetCategory:Betawi lemmas#ABETCategory:Betawi nouns#ABETCategory:Betawi entries with incorrect language header#ABETCategory:Pages with entries#ABETCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABET

1. behavior; attitude; manner

   Synonyms: laga', perangé, roman

   • 1877, H. Von de Wall, “*ابت abẹt”, in Maleisch-Nederlandsch woordenboek [Malay-Dutch dictionary]‎, volume I (in Dutch), Batavia: Landsdrukkerij, page 2:

     Abẹt-nja kaja sianoe

     [Abetnya kaya si anu]

     His manner is akin to so-and-so

     Category:Betawi terms with quotations#ABET

References

Further reading

• Chaer, A. (2009) [1976], “abet”, in Kamus dialek Jakarta [Dictionary of the Jakarta dialect], revised edition (in Indonesian), Depok: Masup Jakarta, →ISBN, page 1

Etymology

From SpanishCategory:Chamorro terms borrowed from Spanish#ABETCategory:Chamorro terms derived from Spanish#ABET vamos a ver (“we'll see”).

Phrase

abetCategory:Chamorro lemmas#ABETCategory:Chamorro phrases#ABETCategory:Chamorro entries with incorrect language header#ABETCategory:Pages with entries#ABETCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABET

1. An expression of doubt

Verb

abetCategory:Danish non-lemma forms#ABETCategory:Danish past participles#ABETCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#ABETCategory:Pages with entries#ABETCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABET

1. past participle of abe

Etymology 1

Borrowed from EnglishCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from English#ABETCategory:Indonesian terms derived from English#ABET abet, from Middle EnglishCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Middle English#ABET abetten, abette, from Old FrenchCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Old French#ABET abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”), either from Middle DutchCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Middle Dutch#ABET bētan (“incite”) or from Old NorseCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Old Norse#ABET beita (“to cause to bite, bait, incite”), from Proto-GermanicCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#ABET *baitijaną (“to cause to bite”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#ABET *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from BetawiCategory:Indonesian terms borrowed from Betawi#ABETCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Betawi#ABET abet, from BalineseCategory:Indonesian terms derived from Balinese#ABET abet (“behavior, manner”).^[1]

References

Further reading

• “abet”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Etymology

From LatinCategory:Lombard terms inherited from Latin#ABETCategory:Lombard terms derived from Latin#ABET habitus (“habit, appearance”).

Noun

abet mCategory:Lombard lemmas#ABETCategory:Lombard nouns#ABETCategory:Lombard entries with incorrect language header#ABETCategory:Lombard masculine nouns#ABETCategory:Pages with entries#ABETCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABET

1. religious habit (clothing)

Etymology

Borrowed from BetawiCategory:Malay terms borrowed from Betawi#ABETCategory:Malay terms derived from Betawi#ABET abet, from BalineseCategory:Malay terms derived from Balinese#ABET ᬳᬩᭂᬢ᭄ (abet, “behavior, manner”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabət/ [ˈa.bət̪̚]Category:Malay 2-syllable words#ABETCategory:Malay terms with IPA pronunciation#ABET

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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    Category:Malay terms with audio pronunciation#ABET
• Rhymes: -abətCategory:Rhymes:Malay/abət#ABETCategory:Rhymes:Malay/abət/2 syllables#ABET
• Hyphenation: a‧bet

Noun

abet (Jawi spelling ابت, plural abet-abet or abet²)Category:Malay lemmas#ABETCategory:Malay nouns#ABETCategory:Malay entries with incorrect language header#ABETCategory:Pages with entries#ABETCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABET

1. (Batavian MalayCategory:Batavian Malay#ABET) The way someone behaves; behaviour.

   Synonyms: tingkah laku, perangai

References

• “abet”, in Kamus Dewan Perdana (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2020, →ISBN, page 4

Further reading

• "abet" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.bət̚/Category:Osing terms with IPA pronunciation#ABET

• Audio:

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  Category:Betawi terms with audio pronunciation#ABET
• Hyphenation: abet
• Rhymes: -ət̚Category:Rhymes:Osing/ət̚#ABET

Noun

abetCategory:Osing lemmas#ABETCategory:Osing nouns#ABETCategory:Osing entries with incorrect language header#ABETCategory:Pages with entries#ABETCategory:Pages with 9 entries#ABET

1. attitude; behavior; manner

Further reading

• Ali, Hasan (2002), “abet”, in Kamus Bahasa Daerah Using-Indonesia [Osingese-Indonesian Dictionary]‎, 1st edition (in Indonesian), Banyuwangi: Pemerintah Kabupaten Banyuwangi, page 1