abet
verb
[ əˈbɛt ]
• encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.
• "he was not guilty of murder but was guilty of aiding and abetting others"
Similar:
assist,
aid,
help,
lend a hand,
support,
back,
encourage,
cooperate with,
collaborate with,
work with,
connive with,
collude with,
go along with,
be in collusion with,
be hand in glove with,
side with,
second,
endorse,
boost,
favour,
champion,
sanction,
succour,
promote,
further,
expedite,
push,
give a push to,
connive at,
participate in,
Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘urge to do something good or bad’): from Old French abeter, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to, at’) + beter ‘hound, urge on’.
