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abetter

English

Etymology

abet +? -er.

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /??b?t.?/, /??b?t.e/

Noun

abetter (plural abetters)

  1. Alternative form of abettor [First attested from 1350 to 1470.]

Usage notes

  • Abetter is rarely used in the legal sense.

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • beretta, terbate

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accomplice

English

Etymology

First attested in the 1580s. From Middle English accomplice, from a complice, from Old French complice (“confederate”), from Latin complicare (“fold together”). The article a became part of the word, through the influence of the word accomplish.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?.?k?m.pl?s/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?.?k?m.pl?s/, /?.?k?m.pl?s/
  • Hyphenation: ac?com?plice

Noun

accomplice (plural accomplices)

  1. (law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a participator in an offense, whether a principal or an accessory.
    • 1749, Samuel Johnson, Irene
      And thou, the curst accomplice of her treason, Declare thy message, and expect thy doom
    • suspected for accomplice to the fire
  2. (rare) A cooperator.

Usage notes

  • Followed by with or of before a person and by in or to (or sometimes of) before the crime; as, "A was an accomplice with B in the murder of C"; or, "D was an accomplice to murder".

Synonyms

  • abettor, accessory, assistant, associate, confederate, coadjutor, ally, promoter; see abettor.

Translations

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