Leave and Settles

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Leave verb - To cause to remain behind.

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Settles is an antonym for leave.

Nearby Words: leaving, leaven, leaved, leaver

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Leave is an antonym for settles in topics: calm, fall, resolve.

He often settles for giving them a fair chance to leave peacefully, even pleading with them to "just walk away." A noteworthy example in "The Doctor's Daughter", when he seems about to kill a man in vengeful anger but then puts the gun down, explaining, "I never would," despite his rage.

Source: If You Kill Him, You Will Be Just Like Him

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