·noun Act of abetting; aid.
II. Abet ·vt To support, uphold, or aid; to Maintain;
— in a good sense.
III. Abet ·vt To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the commission of an Offense.
IV. Abet ·vt To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance;
— used in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice; to abet an Insurrection.