Backstop and Ease

Backstop

Backstop verb - To provide (someone) with what is useful or necessary to achieve an end.
Usage example: the Nobel-winning geneticist was of course backstopped in his research by a team of highly talented assistants

Ease and backstop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ease" instead a verb "Backstop".

Ease

Ease verb - To free from obstruction or difficulty.

Backstop and ease are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backstop" instead a verb "Ease".

Nearby Words: easy, eased, easing, easeful, easiness
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