Backstop and Obstruct

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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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Obstruct is an antonym for backstop.

Obstruct verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

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Backstop is an antonym for obstruct.

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