What is the difference between Abate and Abet?
What is the difference between Abate and Abet? :
Abate :
( A ) Become less
I left home when the storm had abated.
( B ) Make less
People are campaigning to abate the noise in the cities.
Abet :
( A ) Help or encourage somebody to commit an offence or do something wrong
He was abetted in these illegal activities by his wife.
( B ) Encourage a crime
You are abetting theft.