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| NOUN: | The part or area farthest from the front: rear1, rearward. See PRECEDE. | | VERB: | 1. To move in a reverse direction: backpedal, backtrack, fall back, retreat, retrocede, retrograde, retrogress. Idioms: retrace one's steps. See FORWARD. 2. To present evidence in support of. Also used with up: buttress, corroborate, substantiate. See SUPPORT. 3. To assure the certainty or validity of. Also used with up: attest, authenticate, bear out, confirm, corroborate, evidence, justify, substantiate, testify (to), validate, verify, warrant. See SUPPORT, TRUE. 4. To supply capital to or for: capitalize, finance, fund, grubstake, stake, subsidize. Informal : bankroll. Idioms: put up money for. See HELP, MONEY. 5. To aid the cause of by approving or favoring: advocate, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, stand by, support, uphold. Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of. See SUPPORT. | | ADJECTIVE: | 1. Located in the rear: hind, hindmost, posterior, postern, rear1. Nautical : after. See PRECEDE. 2. Far from centers of human population: insular, isolated, lonely, lonesome, obscure, outlying, out-of-the-way, remote, removed, secluded, solitary. Idioms: off the beaten path (or track) . See NEAR. | | ADVERB: | 1. In or toward a former location or condition: about, around, backward, backwards, rearward, round. See APPROACH. 2. Toward the back: about, around, backward, backwards, rearward. See PRECEDE. | | PHRASAL VERB: | back down To abandon a former position or commitment: renege, retreat. Slang : cop out, fink out. See RESIST.
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