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Nouns (5)

leave

n. permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"

leave of absence

n. the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother"

farewell, leave-taking, parting

n. the act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"

Verbs (38)

leave

v. act or be so as to become in a specified state; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless"

leave

v. have left or have as a remainder; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11"

leave behind

v. go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind"

leave behind

v. be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"

entrust

v. put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

depart

v. remove oneself from an association with or participation in; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes"

leave unaltered, leave unchanged

v. leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind"

leave behind, be survived by

v. be survived by after one's death; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats"

leave behind, forget

v. leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"

go away, go forth

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

exit, go out, get out

v. move out of or depart from; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country"

will, bequeath

v. leave or give by will after one's death; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate"

give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

lead to, result in

v. have as a result or residue; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin"

allow, allow for, provide for

v. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway"

let, leave alone, let alone, leave undisturbed

v. leave unchanged; "let it be"

throw in, give up, quit, throw in the towel, drop out, chuck up the sponge, admit defeat

v. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (150)

authorization, authorisation, empowerment

n. the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant

liberty

n. freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes"

accreditation

n. the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"

sanction, endorsement, countenance, warrant, imprimatur

n. formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement"

allowance

n. the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"

acquiescence, assent, consent

n. agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"

concession, conceding, yielding

n. the act of conceding or yielding

license, permission, permit

n. the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

sanction

n. the act of final authorization; "it had the sanction of the church"

vacation, holiday

n. leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

check, charge, consign

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

retire, withdraw

v. lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"

retire, adjourn, withdraw

v. break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"

retire, withdraw

v. withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

go, go away, depart, travel away

v. go away from a place; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight"

retire, go into retirement

v. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"

give up, resign, renounce, vacate

v. leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily; "She vacated the position when she got pregnant"; "The chairman resigned when he was found to have misappropriated funds"

withdraw, bow out

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

exit, go, die, decease, expire, pass away, perish, pip out

v. pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life; "She died from cancer"; "They children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102"

lurch, abandon, desert, desolate, forsake

v. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children"

keep, stay fresh

v. fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"

drop

v. change from one level to another; "She dropped into army jargon"

drop, flatten, lower the pitch of

v. lower the pitch of (musical notes)

evacuate, empty completely

v. empty completely

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

exhaust, evacuate, create a vacuum in

v. of gases

keep, stay fresh

v. fail to spoil or rot; "These potatoes keep for a long time"

vanish, disappear, go away

v. get lost, as without warning or explanation; "He disappeared without a trace"

move, travel, go, locomote

v. change location; move, travel, or proceed; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"

retire, put out

v. cause to be out on a fielding play

retreat

v. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

stray, sidetrack, digress, depart, straggle

v. wander from a direct or straight course

step down, quit, leave office

v. give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal"

retire, put out

v. cause to be out on a fielding play

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

embark

v. go on board

emplane, enplane

v. board a plane

withdraw, bow out

v. retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"

exit, go, die, decease, expire, pass away, perish, pip out

check, charge, consign

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

transfer, bring, communicate, convey, transmit

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

touch, concern, come to, bear on, touch on, relate, refer, be about, pertain, have to do with

v. have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

confer, bestow

v. present; "The university conferred a degree on its most famous former student, who never graduated"; "bestow an honor on someone"

check, charge, consign

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

leave, entrust

v. put into the care or protection of someone; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care"

keep, look after, have charge of

v. look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone"

maintain, exert, wield

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

grub, give, feed, give food to

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

Synonyms (16)

drop, neglect, miss, overlook, omit, overleap, leave out, leave undone

v. leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"

pass, reach, hand, give, pass on, turn over

v. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"

result, ensue

v. issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end; "result in tragedy"

Antonyms (52)

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

light, light up, fire up

v. begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

change

v. undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"

change, alter

v. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

stay, rest, remain, continue

light, light up, fire up

v. begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

light, light up, fire up

v. begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up"

get, come, arrive

v. reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

stay, remain behind

v. remain behind; "I had to stay at home and watch the children"

set down, disembark, debark, go ashore

v. go ashore; "The passengers disembarked at Southampton"

return, go back, come back, get back

v. come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity

get into, go into, come in, enter, get in, go in, move into

v. to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"

get into, penetrate, go into

v. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance; "The bullet penetrated her chest"

disinherit, disown

v. prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting

preserve, continue, bear on, carry on, uphold

v. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"

enter, participate

v. become a participant; be involved in; "enter a race"; "enter an agreement"; "enter a drug treatment program"; "enter negotiations"

leave

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