Meaning & use
abetted
Helped, encouraged, or supported someone in doing something wrong, especially a crime.
See it in a sentence
The driver was charged because he abetted the robbery by waiting outside.
She claimed she never abetted the scheme, even though she knew about it.
A note on using this word
Abetted almost always appears in the legal phrase aided and abetted, describing help given to a wrongdoer.
Words with a similar meaning
aidedassisted
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Words with an opposite meaning
hindered
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