Leave and Retain

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Leave

Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.
Usage example: starry-eyed lovers who promise never to leave one another
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Synonyms for Leave
Antonyms for Leave
Retain is an antonym for leave in topics: give up, give.
Nearby Words: leaving, leaven, leaved, leaver

Retain

Retain verb - To continue to have in one's possession or power.
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Synonyms for Retain
Antonyms for Retain
Leave is an antonym for retain.
Nearby Words: retainer, retaining
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Common collocations

body leave body retain body
bodies leave bodies retain bodies

Both words in one sentence

  • Touched by Vorlons: Alex and Jo retain telepathic abilities with each other after the colloids leave them.
    Source: Literature / The Parasite War
  • Videogame / Darkest Dungeon Enemies also now leave corpses, which allows them to retain formation until they are cleared (unless you disable corpses in the options).
    Source: Videogame / Darkest Dungeon
  • Disneyfication They leave out Gretchen's pregnancy, but they retain how she dies, alone and completely insane because Faust (Wishbone) left her when she needed him the most.
    Source: Disneyfication
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