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Rareabetting
The correct spelling is abetting.
How to pronounce abetting
/əˈbɛtɪŋ/
verbIPA: /əˈbɛtɪŋ/
Say it like: Abe-tti-ng
The correct spelling is abetting. To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
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Meanings
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.
noun
- 1.The act of one who abets.
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