Return and Thieve

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Return verb - To bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place.

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Thieve is an antonym for return.

Nearby Words: returned, returning, returnable, returnee, returner

Thieve verb - To take (something) without right and with an intent to keep.

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Return is an antonym for thieve.

return brains

thieve brains

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