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.











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