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leave to

VERB

bequeath

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bestow entrust hand down impart pass on

STRONG

commit devise endow grant leave transmit will

WEAK

hand on legate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

take

STRONG

keep receive

VERB

commit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate charge engage give hold invest offer promise send

STRONG

allot apportion authorize commend commission confide consign convey delegate deliver deposit depute deputize destine dispatch employ empower ice imprison institutionalize intrust move ordain relegate remove shift submit transfer vest

WEAK

confer trust depend upon give to do grant authority hand over make responsible for put away put in the hands of rely upon turn over to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cancel keep let go refuse release take withhold

STRONG

conceal deny disallow disapprove dissuade fix hide reject remain retain retract stay

WEAK

cease desist end idle keep from loaf rest stop wait

Example Sentences

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Konate returned early from compassionate leave to help Liverpool avert an injury crisis at the end of January but the centre-back conceded that things were never quite right.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

I have $750,000 in an IRA that I would like to leave to my children, if possible.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

It’s your business, your life savings and your decision about how much, if anything, you leave to your heirs.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Even the famous concluding quintet, “To leave, to break,” a bitter dissection of love, was noisy rather than poignant or profound.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The cake had taken time and thought, and sugar we didn’t have leave to waste.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate

leave to

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