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Rareabets
The correct spelling is abets.
How to pronounce abets
noun
IPA: /əˈbɛts/
Say it like: Abe-ts
The correct spelling is abets. Fraud or cunning.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.Fraud or cunning.
- 2.An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.
verb
- 1.To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
- 2.To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
- 3.To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain.
- 4.To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.
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