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patronise vs back up

back up vs patronise

patronise and back up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
patronise No No Yes No
back up No No Yes No
As verbs, back up is a hypernym of patronise; that is, back up is a word with a broader meaning than patronise:
  • patronise: do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
  • back up: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
Other hypernyms of patronise include support.
patronise (verb) back up (verb)
be a regular customer or client of establish as valid or genuine
treat condescendingly become or cause to become obstructed
assume sponsorship of make a copy of (a computer file) especially for storage in another place as a security copy
do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of move backwards from a certain position
give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
Difference between patronise and back up

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