ABET

noun

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

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.