Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LEAVE
LEAVE, v.i.
To cease; to desist. He began at the eldest and left at the youngest. – Gen. xliv. To leave off, to cease; to desist; to stop. But when you find that vigorous heat abate / Leave off, and for another summons wait. – Roscommon.
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