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Betted
(gcide) | Bet \Bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bet, Betted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Betting.]
To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to
wager.
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John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on
his head. --Shak.
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I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. --O. W.
Holmes.
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abetted
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Abetted
(gcide) | Abet \A*bet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Abetted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Abetting.] [OF. abeter; a (L. ad) + beter to bait (as a
bear), fr. Icel. beita to set dogs on, to feed, originally,
to cause to bite, fr. Icel. b[imac]ta to bite, hence to bait,
to incite. See Bait, Bet.]
1. To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used
in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an
ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice;
to abet an insurrection. "The whole tribe abets the
villany." --South.
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Would not the fool abet the stealth,
Who rashly thus exposed his wealth? --Gay.
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2. To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good
sense. [Obs.].
Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted.
--Jer. Taylor.
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3. (Law) To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the
commission of an offense.
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Syn: To incite; instigate; set on; egg on; foment; advocate;
countenance; encourage; second; uphold; aid; assist;
support; sustain; back; connive at.
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