abet

fe’l verb

1. To urge on, stimulate (a person to do) something desirable.
2. To incite; to assist or encourage by aid or countenance in crime.
3. To support, countenance, maintain, uphold, or aid (any good cause, opinion, or action); to maintain.
4. To back up one's forecast of a doubtful issue, by staking money, etc., to bet.

ot noun

1. Fraud or cunning.
2. An act of abetting; of helping; of giving aid.