How to Spell leave
leave
leave - verb
- To cause to remain as a trace or aftereffect
- To cause or allow to be or remain in a specified condition
- To fail to include or take along
- To have as a remainder
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"oil leaves a stain"
leave - thesaurus
Antonyms: reclaim, keep, stay (at), hold, retain, enjoin, forbid, prohibit
Etymology
Middle English leven, from Old English lǣfan; akin to Old High German verleiben to leave, Old English belīfan to be left over, and perhaps to Lithuanian lipti to adhere, Greek lipos grease, fat