except vs leave off

except and leave off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
except	No	No	Yes	No
leave off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, except and leave off are synonyms defined as:

except and leave off: prevent from being included or considered or accepted

Other synonyms of except include exclude, leave out, omit, take out.

except (verb)	leave off (verb)
prevent from being included or considered or accepted	cease to use
object to	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
	come to an end, stop or cease