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NEGLECT (7)

Neglect

NEGLECT

neglect - v
fail to attend to; "he neglects his children"

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Synonyms

desolation, dilapidation, disrepair, seediness

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Examples

If you neglect to do so, we will be gone before you arrive.

In order to keep a tidy kitchen, do not neglect to wash your dishes.

The climate is naturally good, but continued neglect of sanitary precautions has made the city unhealthy.

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Etymology

1520s, "omit to do or perform;" 1530s, "treat carelessly or heedlessly, treat with disrespect or without proper attention or care;" from Latin neglectus, past participle of neglegere "to make light of, disregard, be indifferent to, not heed, not trouble oneself about," literally "not to pick up," variant of neclegere, from Old Latin nec "not" (from PIE root *ne- "not") + legere "pick up, select," from PIE root *leg- (1) "to collect, gather." Related: Neglected; neglecting.

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