ABET ( page 4 ).
Questions.
1. Abet, incite, instigate: which of these words are used in a good and which in a bad sense? 2. How does abet differ from incite and instigate as to the time of the action? 3. Which of the three words apply to persons and which to actions? Give instances of the use of abet; instigate; incite.
Examples.
To further his own schemes, he —— the viceroy to rebel against the king.
To —— a crime may be worse than to originate it, as arguing less excitement and more calculation and cowardice.
The prosecution was evidently malicious, —— by envy and revenge.
And you that do —— him in this kind
Cherish rebellion, and are rebels all.