leave off vs exclude

leave off and exclude both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

leave off (verb)	exclude (verb)
cease to use	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
prevent from being included or considered or accepted	prevent from entering; keep out
come to an end, stop or cease	put out or expel from a place
	prevent from entering; shut out
	lack or fail to include