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build upon vs owe

owe vs build upon

build upon and owe both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
build upon No No Yes No
owe No No Yes No
As verbs, owe is a hyponym of build upon; that is, owe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than build upon:
  • build upon: use as a basis for theories and claims
  • owe: be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
build upon (verb) owe (verb)
use as a basis for theories and claims be in debt
be obliged to pay or repay
be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense
Difference between build upon and owe

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