verb (past tense: abetted, past participle: abetted, present participle: abetting) as in strong fondness

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aid, encourage, sustain

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Example:The guard tried to aid the prison escapees by providing them with assistance and transportation.

Definition:To help or support someone, especially in a difficult or dangerous situation.

From aid

Example:The critics encouraged the artist by praising his courageous effort to abet illegal activities.

Definition:To give support, confidence, or hope; to prompt or incite someone to do something.

From encourage

Example:The authorities were concerned about the ongoing tendency to sustain illegal activities for profit.

Definition:To provide support for or enable the continuance of (a person or thing); to persist; to be sustained or kept going.

From sustain