Backstop and Guide

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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

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

Guide verb - To give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed.

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Backstop and guide are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Backstop" instead a verb "Guide".

Nearby Words: guidance, guided, guideline, guiding

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