| origin | | |
| n. (location) | 1. beginning, origin, root, rootage, source | the place where something begins, where it springs into being.; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root" |
| ~ derivation | the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues).; "he prefers shoes of Italian derivation"; "music of Turkish derivation" |
| ~ spring | a point at which water issues forth. |
| ~ headspring, fountainhead, head | the source of water from which a stream arises.; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream" |
| ~ headwater | the source of a river.; "the headwaters of the Nile" |
| ~ wellhead, wellspring | the source of water for a well. |
| ~ jumping-off place, point of departure | a place from which an enterprise or expedition is launched.; "one day when I was at a suitable jumping-off place I decided to see if I could find him"; "my point of departure was San Francisco" |
| ~ place of origin, provenance, provenience, birthplace, cradle | where something originated or was nurtured in its early existence.; "the birthplace of civilization" |
| ~ home | place where something began and flourished.; "the United States is the home of basketball" |
| ~ point source | a concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constricted. |
| ~ trail head, trailhead | the beginning of a trail. |
| ~ point | the precise location of something; a spatially limited location.; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street" |
| n. (attribute) | 2. descent, extraction, origin | properties attributable to your ancestry.; "he comes from good origins" |
| ~ ancestry, filiation, derivation, lineage | inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline. |
| ~ full blood | descent from parents both of one pure breed. |
| n. (event) | 3. inception, origin, origination | an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. |
| ~ beginning | the event consisting of the start of something.; "the beginning of the war" |
| ~ germination | the origin of some development.; "the germination of their discontent" |
| ~ cause | events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something.; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" |
| ~ prelude, overture, preliminary | something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows.; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" |
| ~ procession, emanation, rise | (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son" |
| n. (cognition) | 4. origin | the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero. |
| ~ intersection | a point or set of points common to two or more geometric configurations. |
| n. (process) | 5. origin | the source of something's existence or from which it derives or is derived.; "the rumor had its origin in idle gossip"; "vegetable origins"; "mineral origin"; "origin in sensation" |
| ~ source | (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system.; "a heat source"; "a source of carbon dioxide" |
| n. (group) | 6. ancestry, blood, blood line, bloodline, descent, line, line of descent, lineage, origin, parentage, pedigree, stemma, stock | the descendants of one individual.; "his entire lineage has been warriors" |
| ~ family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept, folk, family | people descended from a common ancestor.; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" |
| ~ side | a family line of descent.; "he gets his brains from his father's side" |
| ~ family tree, genealogy | successive generations of kin. |
| depart | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. depart, go, go away | move away from a place into another direction.; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" |
| ~ shove along, shove off, blow | leave; informal or rude.; "shove off!"; "The children shoved along"; "Blow now!" |
| ~ exit, get out, go out, leave | move out of or depart from.; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" |
| v. (stative) | 2. depart, deviate, diverge, vary | be at variance with; be out of line with. |
| ~ aberrate | diverge or deviate from the straight path; produce aberration.; "The surfaces of the concave lens may be proportioned so as to aberrate exactly equal to the convex lens" |
| ~ aberrate | diverge from the expected.; "The President aberrated from being a perfect gentleman" |
| ~ belie, contradict, negate | be in contradiction with. |
| ~ differ | be different.; "These two tests differ in only one respect" |
| v. (motion) | 3. depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start, start out, take off | leave.; "The family took off for Florida" |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| ~ lift off, take off | depart from the ground.; "The plane took off two hours late" |
| ~ roar off | leave.; "The car roared off into the fog" |
| ~ blaze out, blaze | move rapidly and as if blazing.; "The spaceship blazed out into space" |
| ~ sally forth, sally out | set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner. |
| v. (motion) | 4. depart, quit, take leave | go away or leave. |
| ~ walk out of | leave, usually as an expression of disapproval. |
| ~ congee | depart after obtaining formal permission.; "He has congeed with the King" |
| ~ beat a retreat | depart hastily. |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| ~ plump out | depart suddenly.; "He plumped out of the house" |
| ~ break camp, decamp | leave a camp.; "The hikers decamped before dawn" |
| v. (social) | 5. depart, leave, pull up stakes | remove oneself from an association with or participation in.; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| ~ leave office, step down, quit, resign | give up or retire from a position.; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" |
| ~ drop out | leave school or an educational program prematurely.; "Many students drop out because they are not prepared for our challenging program" |
| v. (motion) | 6. depart, digress, sidetrack, straggle | wander from a direct or straight course. |
| ~ deviate, divert | turn aside; turn away from. |
| emanate | | |
| v. (change) | 1. emanate | proceed or issue forth, as from a source.; "Water emanates from this hole in the ground" |
| ~ flow out, effuse | flow or spill forth. |
| ~ come, come up | move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody.; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room" |
| v. (body) | 2. emanate, exhale, give forth | give out (breath or an odor).; "The chimney exhales a thick smoke" |
| ~ emit, pass off, breathe | expel (gases or odors). |
| leave | | |
| n. (time) | 1. leave, leave of absence | the period of time during which you are absent from work or duty.; "a ten day's leave to visit his mother" |
| ~ time off | a time period when you are not required to work.; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral" |
| ~ furlough | a temporary leave of absence from military duty. |
| ~ pass | (military) a written leave of absence.; "he had a pass for three days" |
| ~ compassionate leave | (military) leave granted in an emergency such as family sickness or death. |
| ~ sabbatical, sabbatical leave | a leave usually taken every seventh year. |
| ~ shore leave, liberty | leave granted to a sailor or naval officer. |
| ~ sick leave | a leave of absence from work because of illness. |
| ~ terminal leave | final leave before discharge from military service. |
| n. (communication) | 2. leave | permission to do something.; "she was granted leave to speak" |
| ~ permission | approval to do something.; "he asked permission to leave" |
| n. (act) | 3. farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting | the act of departing politely.; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" |
| ~ departure, going, going away, leaving | the act of departing. |
| ~ valediction | the act of saying farewell. |
| v. (motion) | 4. go away, go forth, leave | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| ~ go out | leave the house to go somewhere.; "We never went out when our children were small" |
| ~ desert | leave behind.; "the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period" |
| ~ take leave, quit, depart | go away or leave. |
| ~ pop off | leave quickly. |
| ~ walk away, walk off | go away from.; "The actor walked off before he got his cue"; "I got annoyed and just walked off" |
| ~ hightail | leave as fast as possible.; "We hightailed it when we saw the police walking in" |
| ~ walk out | leave abruptly, often in protest or anger.; "The customer that was not served walked out" |
| ~ come away | leave in a certain condition.; "She came away angry" |
| ~ vamoose, decamp, skip | leave suddenly.; "She persuaded him to decamp"; "skip town" |
| ~ bugger off, buzz off, scram, fuck off, get | leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form.; "Scram!" |
| ~ beetle off, bolt out, run off, run out, bolt | leave suddenly and as if in a hurry.; "The listeners bolted when he discussed his strange ideas"; "When she started to tell silly stories, I ran out" |
| ~ ride away, ride off | ride away on a horse, for example. |
| ~ go out | take the field.; "The soldiers went out on missions" |
| ~ tarry, linger | leave slowly and hesitantly. |
| ~ take off, set forth, set off, start out, depart, part, set out, start | leave.; "The family took off for Florida" |
| ~ pull out, get out | move out or away.; "The troops pulled out after the cease-fire" |
| ~ exit, get out, go out, leave | move out of or depart from.; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" |
| ~ rush away, rush off | depart in a hurry. |
| ~ fly the coop, head for the hills, hightail it, lam, run away, scarper, scat, take to the woods, turn tail, run, bunk, break away, escape | flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" |
| ~ slip away, sneak away, sneak off, sneak out, steal away | leave furtively and stealthily.; "The lecture was boring and many students slipped out when the instructor turned towards the blackboard" |
| ~ vacate, abandon, empty | leave behind empty; move out of.; "You must vacate your office by tonight" |
| ~ pull up stakes, depart, leave | remove oneself from an association with or participation in.; "She wants to leave"; "The teenager left home"; "She left her position with the Red Cross"; "He left the Senate after two terms"; "after 20 years with the same company, she pulled up stakes" |
| v. (cognition) | 5. leave | go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness.; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind" |
| ~ forget, leave | leave behind unintentionally.; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" |
| ~ jilt | cast aside capriciously or unfeelingly.; "jilt a lover or a bride" |
| ~ desert, desolate, forsake, abandon | leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch.; "The mother deserted her children" |
| v. (stative) | 6. leave | act or be so as to become in a specified state.; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" |
| ~ make, get | give certain properties to something.; "get someone mad"; "She made us look silly"; "He made a fool of himself at the meeting"; "Don't make this into a big deal"; "This invention will make you a millionaire"; "Make yourself clear" |
| ~ lead, result, leave | have as a result or residue.; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
| v. (change) | 7. leave, leave alone, leave behind | leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking.; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind" |
| ~ let | leave unchanged.; "let it be" |
| ~ refrain, forbear | resist doing something.; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" |
| ~ leave | have left or have as a remainder.; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" |
| v. (motion) | 8. exit, get out, go out, leave | move out of or depart from.; "leave the room"; "the fugitive has left the country" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ depart, go away, go | move away from a place into another direction.; "Go away before I start to cry"; "The train departs at noon" |
| ~ pop out | exit briefly.; "He popped out for a quick coffee break" |
| ~ file out | march out, in a file. |
| ~ hop out, get off | get out of quickly.; "The officer hopped out when he spotted an illegally parked car" |
| ~ fall out | leave (a barracks) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation.; "the soldiers fell out" |
| ~ go forth, leave, go away | go away from a place.; "At what time does your train leave?"; "She didn't leave until midnight"; "The ship leaves at midnight" |
| ~ get off | leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.. |
| ~ step out | go outside a room or building for a short period of time. |
| ~ eject | leave an aircraft rapidly, using an ejection seat or capsule. |
| ~ undock | move out of a dock.; "We docked at noon" |
| ~ log off, log out | exit a computer.; "Please log off before you go home" |
| v. (stative) | 9. allow, allow for, leave, provide | make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain.; "This leaves no room for improvement"; "The evidence allows only one conclusion"; "allow for mistakes"; "leave lots of time for the trip"; "This procedure provides for lots of leeway" |
| ~ yield, afford, give | be the cause or source of.; "He gave me a lot of trouble"; "Our meeting afforded much interesting information" |
| ~ admit, allow | afford possibility.; "This problem admits of no solution"; "This short story allows of several different interpretations" |
| v. (stative) | 10. lead, leave, result | have as a result or residue.; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
| ~ give rise, bring about, produce | cause to happen, occur or exist.; "This procedure produces a curious effect"; "The new law gave rise to many complaints"; "These chemicals produce a noxious vapor"; "the new President must bring about a change in the health care system" |
| ~ lead | tend to or result in.; "This remark lead to further arguments among the guests" |
| ~ leave | act or be so as to become in a specified state.; "The inflation left them penniless"; "The president's remarks left us speechless" |
| ~ leave | have left or have as a remainder.; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" |
| v. (possession) | 11. entrust, leave | put into the care or protection of someone.; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" |
| ~ hand, pass on, turn over, pass, reach, give | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| v. (possession) | 12. bequeath, leave, will | leave or give by will after one's death.; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
| ~ leave behind, leave | be survived by after one's death.; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" |
| ~ gift, present, give | give as a present; make a gift of.; "What will you give her for her birthday?" |
| ~ devise | give by will, especially real property. |
| ~ pass on | give to or transfer possession of.; "She passed the family jewels on to her daughter-in-law" |
| ~ impart, pass on, give, leave | transmit (knowledge or skills).; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" |
| ~ remember | show appreciation to.; "He remembered her in his will" |
| ~ fee-tail, entail | limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs. |
| v. (stative) | 13. leave | have left or have as a remainder.; "That left the four of us"; "19 minus 8 leaves 11" |
| ~ leave alone, leave behind, leave | leave unchanged or undisturbed or refrain from taking.; "leave it as is"; "leave the young fawn alone"; "leave the flowers that you see in the park behind" |
| ~ have | have left.; "I have two years left"; "I don't have any money left"; "They have two more years before they retire" |
| ~ lead, result, leave | have as a result or residue.; "The water left a mark on the silk dress"; "Her blood left a stain on the napkin" |
| v. (change) | 14. leave, leave behind | be survived by after one's death.; "He left six children"; "At her death, she left behind her husband and 11 cats" |
| ~ buy the farm, cash in one's chips, croak, decease, die, drop dead, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, pop off, conk, exit, choke, go, pass | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" |
| ~ widow | cause to be without a spouse.; "The war widowed many women in the former Yugoslavia" |
| ~ leave behind | depart and not take along.; "He left behind all his possessions when he moved to Europe" |
| ~ bequeath, will, leave | leave or give by will after one's death.; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
| v. (possession) | 15. give, impart, leave, pass on | transmit (knowledge or skills).; "give a secret to the Russians"; "leave your name and address here"; "impart a new skill to the students" |
| ~ convey | make known; pass on, of information.; "She conveyed the message to me" |
| ~ tell | let something be known.; "Tell them that you will be late" |
| ~ bequeath, will, leave | leave or give by will after one's death.; "My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry"; "My grandfather left me his entire estate" |
| ~ give | convey or reveal information.; "Give one's name" |
| v. (cognition) | 16. forget, leave | leave behind unintentionally.; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" |
| ~ leave | go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness.; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind" |
| ~ lose | miss from one's possessions; lose sight of.; "I've lost my glasses again!" |
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