abet

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈbɛt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈbɛt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə bet′)

Inflections of 'abet' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
abets
v 3rd person singular
abetting
v pres p
abetted
v past
abetted
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
abet [sth]⇒ vtr (assist or enable: a crime) (un crimen)ser cómplice de loc verb
  (legal)incitar⇒ vtr
  (legal)inducir⇒ vtr
 Mark was charged with abetting the murder.
abet [sb]⇒ vtr (assist or enable: a criminal) (un criminal)ser cómplice de loc verb
  incitar a vtr + prep
  inducir a vtr + prep
 Margret did not commit the crime, but she abetted the person who did.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
aid and abet [sb/sth] v expr (be accomplice)instigar y asistir loc verb
  ser cómplice loc verb
  instigar y secundar loc verb
 This type of crime will no longer be tolerated and those who aid and abet the perpetrators will face the full force of the law.
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