abet – to help or encourage someone to do something wrong or illegal
(Pronounced uh-bet)
To remember the meaning of abet, use the following mnemonic:
The jockey made a bet (abet) that she would lose and encouraged her horse to slow down. This was totally illegal.
Examples of abet in a sentence
She refused to abet the thief.
They unknowingly abetted in fraud.
He was struggling to find anyone to abet in the heist.
