abet, abed

abet - /əˈbɛt/

abed - /əˈbɛd/ 

• She wouldn’t abet his risky plan while he lay abed, plotting alone.
• They accused him of trying to abet the crime, though he swore he was abed at the time.
• While he lay abed, wondering what to do, his friend tried to abet him by providing support.
• The detective suspected he would abet his brother’s escape, even while he remained abed himself.
• Abed and tired, he had no energy to abet anyone’s schemes that night.
• She lay abed, recovering from her illness, unaware of her friends’ plans to abet her return to work.
• He refused to abet their plan, choosing instead to stay quietly abed.
• While she was abed recovering, her allies continued to abet her cause.
• His refusal to abet their actions meant he often spent hours abed, worried about the risks.
• Though abed with a fever, he didn’t hesitate to abet his friends with advice.

Key Differences:

    • Abet (to encourage or assist, typically in wrongdoing): /əˈbɛt/ with the emphasis on the second syllable.

    • Abed (lying in bed, typically resting): /əˈbɛd/ also with stress on the second syllable but ending with a “d” sound.

Both words have the /əˈbɛ/ beginning, but their endings (“t” for abet and “d” for abed) set them apart, along with their meanings. 

abet - подстрекать