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abet

Pronunciation: /ˈabɛt/

“abet” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to abet: to encourage or influence someone to commit a crime

noun

  1. behaviour (UK), behavior (US)

Etymology

Borrowed from English abet, from Middle English abetten, abette, from Old French abeter (“to entice”), from a- (“to”) + beter (“hound on, urge, to bait”), either from Middle Dutch bētan (“incite”) or from Old Norse beita (“to cause to bite, bait, incite”), from Proto-Germanic *baitijaną (“to cause to bite”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).

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