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as in provoked
to bring (something volatile or intense) into being
the belief that violent entertainment abets violent behavior in the people who partake of it
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as in aided
to provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end
car thieves are often unwittingly abetted by owners foolishly leaving the keys in the ignition
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Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
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Of course this hardly justifies the savagery that Russia has abetted in fighting over the Donbas.
—Robert David English, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2017
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“Abetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abetted. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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