English → Latin
“abet” in Latin
adiuvōto help, assist; to be useful; to cheerincitōto set in rapid motion, hasten, urge forwards, speed up, accelerate, quicken; to cause to grow larger; augment, increaseexcitōto call forth: to rouse, awaken, summon; to bring forth: to raise, build; to bring out: to encourage, revive, excite, stconcitōto rush; to rouse up, agitate, move violently, stir up, excite, disturb; to spur, impel, inciteīnstīgōto stimulate, set on, incite, rouse or urgestimulōto urge on, goad on, stimulate, rouse up; to torment, vex, trouble, disquiet, disturbexstimulōto goad on; to provoke, instigateīnflammōto ignite, inflame; to excite, inflame, enkindle, set afire or on fire, igniteincendōto set on fire, burn, kindle; to heat, make hot, scorch; to light up with fire, make a fire uponaccendōto kindle or light (a fire); to inflame or arouse
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
abet
asstst, aliquem juvare or adjuvare (assist him, in aliqua re: seldom with infinitive): aliquem opera adjuvare in aliqua re facienda; alicui operam suam commodare ad aliquid (to assist him by one’s services).
Excite to, etc., incitare, excitare, concitare (rouse up, set into action): instigare, stimulare, exstimulare (prick or spur on): inflammare, incendere, accendere (inflame): impellere, commovere. All aliquem or alicujus animum ad aliquid. Vid: EXCITE.
Exhort, hortari. adhortari (aliquem ad aliquid, or with ut).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for abet?
- The usual Latin words for “abet” are adiuvō, incitō, excitō; also concitō, īnstīgō, stimulō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.