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
Save
Save verb - To free from the penalties or consequences of sin.
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