Why this word is great
FORLEAVE — [Verb] To depart from someone; to leave behind, abandon, or relinquish. From Middle English forleven, equivalent to for- (intensive prefix) + leave ("to depart"). Compare Old High German firleiban ("to remain, stay behind"). Unlike "abandon" (which suggests irreversible desertion) or "relinquish" (which implies a deliberate surrender), forleave carries the quiet weight of departure without judgment—simply the act of stepping away. It is the lover slipping out at dawn without waking the bed, the soldier glancing back once before vanishing into the fog, or the way autumn trees release their leaves without ceremony—each a silent testament to the inevitability of parting.