[əˈbɛt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime
(e.g: he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘urge to do something good or bad’): from Old French abeter, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + beter ‘hound, urge on’