Leaving behind and Take

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Take is an antonym for leaving behind in topics: give, surpass.

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

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Leaving behind is an antonym for take.

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

In Love with Your Carnage: He's very appreciative of Jack's escape from Purgatory if you take him with you, specifically the bodies she's leaving behind.

Source: Characters / Mass Effect 2 Early Party Members
It was enough to allow him to pull a Grand Theft Me on Terra and take possession of his body, leaving behind his Keyblade and his hollow armor that is brought to life by his lingering will.

Source: From Bad To Worse / Video Games
Mummy: The heroes end up accidentally awakening a priest of Anubis named Arshubanapul, who turns out to have the ability to take other people's bodies, usually leaving behind the clean skeleton of his previous victim.

Source: Literature / The Auburn Knight

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