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abet

a·bet [ ə bét ] (past and past participle a·bet·ted, present participle a·bet·ting, 3rd person present singular a·bets)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
help somebody: to assist somebody to do something, especially something illegal

[14th century. < Old French abeter "urge, stimulate" < beter "hound, drive on"]

a·bet·tor noun
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