Choose the ANTONYM of the following word. ABET
Question and options
Choose the ANTONYM of the following word.
ABET
ABET
- risk
- pacify
- prevent
- condone
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C - prevent
To abet is to help or encourage (usually wrongdoing); the opposite is to prevent. Condone is close to abet in sense.
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