abet
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
Accreditation Board of Engineering & Technology; Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology; Accreditation board for engineering and technology; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology; ABET, Inc.; ABET Inc.; ABET Inc; Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.
[?'b?t]
¦ verb (abets, abetting, abetted) (usu. in phr. aid and abet) encourage or assist (someone) to do something wrong, in particular to commit a crime.
Derivatives
abetment noun
abetter (also abettor) noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. abeter, from a- (from L. ad 'to, at') + beter 'hound, urge on'.