нау́ськивать — meaning in English

English meaning

• abet verb To help or encourage someone to do something wrong, especially a crime.
• sic adv Used in brackets after a quoted word to show it is copied exactly as written, errors included.

Senses

нау́ськивать is used for these senses in English:

• abet (transitive, crime) To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime. [ca. 1350–1470]
• egg on (transitive, idiomatic) To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.

abet — full definition

1. verb To help or encourage someone to do something wrong, especially a crime.
2. verb To support or back up a good cause, opinion or action.
3. verb To push someone towards doing something worthwhile.
4. verb (dated) To back a prediction by putting money on it.

sic — full definition

1. adv Used in brackets after a quoted word to show it is copied exactly as written, errors included.
2. verb To urge an animal, especially a dog, to attack.

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