beleave
13 synonyms for beleave, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To abandon someone or something, leaving it behind.
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Synonyms by Meaning
1. verb
To abandon someone or something, leaving it behind.
Etymology
From Middle English beleven, from Old English belǣfan (“to leave, let remain”), from Proto-Germanic *bilaibijaną. Equivalent to be- + leave. Intransitive use may be influenced by related belive (“to remain”), which see.
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