Enlist and Leave

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Enlist verb - Join the military.

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Leave is an antonym for enlist in sign up for responsibility topic.

Nearby Words: enlistment, enlisting

Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.

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Enlist is an antonym for leave.

Nearby Words: leaving, leaven, leaved, leaver

people	enlist people	leave people
group	enlist group	leave group
children	enlist children	leave children
band	enlist band	leave band
Other words: rest, time, money, anyone, friends.

Maurice hoped to leave the family business to his sons, but Jean-Luc would instead enlist in the Starfleet.

Source: Grand Unified Timeline / The Twenty Third And Twenty Fourth Centuries

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