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- [uh-bet]
- /əˈbɛt/
- /ə.ˈbet.mənt/
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- [uh-bet]
- /əˈbɛt/
Definitions of abetment word
- verb with object abetment to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing: to abet a swindler; to abet a crime. 1
- noun abetment The act of abetting; instigating; inciting; encouraging. (First attested from 1350 to 1470.). 1
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Origin of abetment
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English abette (whence Old French abeter, unless perhaps the latter, of Germanic orig., be the source for the ME), Old English *ābǣtan to hound on, equivalent to ā- a-3 + bǣtan to bait, akin to bite
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Parts of speech for Abetment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
abetment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
abetment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for abetment
noun abetment
- support — to bear or hold up (a load, mass, structure, part, etc.); serve as a foundation for.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- hand — Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.
- succor — help; relief; aid; assistance.
- relief — prominence, distinctness, or vividness due to contrast.
Antonyms for abetment
noun abetment
- disapproval — the act or state of disapproving; a condemnatory feeling, look, or utterance; censure: stern disapproval.
- hindrance — an impeding, stopping, preventing, or the like.
- hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
- stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
- obstruction — something that obstructs, blocks, or closes up with an obstacle or obstacles; obstacle or hindrance: obstructions to navigation.
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