leave off vs except

leave off and except both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

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