abyed
v. C2 Proficiency abyed
v. to agree with someone or something. It is an old-fashioned way to say you are in favor of a plan or a person.
v. to agree with or support a person, proposal, or course of action. Primarily used in historical or literary contexts; the past tense of 'abide'.
The council members abyed the new law.
After much debate, the committee members finally abyed the proposal to build the new bridge.
The king's advisors abyed the king's decision to seek peace with the neighboring kingdom, despite their own private doubts about the treaty's long-term stability.