Abet vs Embolden - What's the difference?

In lang=en terms the difference between abet and embolden

is that abet is to incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime while embolden is to encourage, inspire, or motivate.

As verbs the difference between abet and embolden

is that abet is (obsolete|transitive) to urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable while embolden is to render (someone) bolder or more courageous.

As a noun abet

is (obsolete) fraud or cunning .

abet

English

Verb

(abett)

(obsolete) To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.

To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.

* 1823 , Ringan Gilhaize, The covenanters, by the author of Annals of the parish :

Those who would exalt themselves by abetting the strength of the Godless, and the wrength of the oppressors.

(archaic) To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid any good cause, opinion, or action; to maintain.

* 1835 , Jeremy Taylor, George Rust, The whole works of the Right Rev. Jeremy Taylor :

Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted .

(obsolete) To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.

Quotations

* (English Citations of "abet")

Synonyms

* (to instigate or encourage by aid or countenance) incite, instigate, set on, egg on, foment, advocate, countenance, encourage, second, uphold, aid, assist, support, sustain, back, connive at.

Derived terms

* aid and abet * abetment * abettal * abetter, abettor

Noun

(en noun)

(obsolete) Fraud or cunning.

(obsolete) An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.

Anagrams

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References

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embolden

English

Verb

(en verb)

To render (someone) bolder or more courageous.

To encourage, inspire, or motivate.

(typography) To format text in boldface.

* 2004 : Jason Whittaker, The Cyberspace Handbook , p216

The tags
indicate paragraphs breaks, and we have included some basic text formatting: for emphasis (typically italics), for underline and to embolden text.