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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Neglect \Neg*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neglected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Neglecting}.] [L. neglectus, p. p. of neglegere (negligere) to disregard, neglect, the literal sense prob. being, not to pick up; nec not, nor (fr. ne not + -que, a particle akin to Goth. -h, -uh, and prob. to E. who; cf. Goth. nih nor) + L. legere to pick up, gather. See {No}, adv., {Legend}, {Who}.] 1. Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to allow to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts. [1913 Webster] I hope My absence doth neglect no great designs. --Shak. [1913 Webster] This, my long suffering and my day of grace, Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers. [1913 Webster] Syn: To slight; overlook; disregard; disesteem; contemn. See {Slight}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Neglect \Neg*lect"\, n. [L. neglectus. See {Neglect}, v.] 1. Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, neglect of business, of health, of economy. [1913 Webster] To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame, Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Omission of attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers. [1913 Webster] 3. Habitual carelessness; negligence. [1913 Webster] Age breeds neglect in all. --Denham. [1913 Webster] 4. The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected. [1913 Webster] Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. --Prior. [1913 Webster] Syn: Negligence; inattention; disregard; disesteem; remissness; indifference. See {Negligence}. [1913 Webster] {benign neglect} A deliberate policy of minimizing public discussion of a controversial issue [e.g. by the president] on the theory that excessive discussion in itself is harmful or counterproductive. [PJC] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: neglect n 1: lack of attention and due care [syn: {disregard}, {neglect}] 2: the state of something that has been unused and neglected; "the house was in a terrible state of neglect" [syn: {neglect}, {disuse}] 3: willful lack of care and attention [syn: {disregard}, {neglect}] 4: the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern [syn: {negligence}, {neglect}, {neglectfulness}] 5: failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances [syn: {negligence}, {carelessness}, {neglect}, {nonperformance}] v 1: leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten" [syn: {neglect}, {pretermit}, {omit}, {drop}, {miss}, {leave out}, {overlook}, {overleap}] [ant: {attend to}, {take to heart}] 2: fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account" [syn: {fail}, {neglect}] 3: fail to attend to; "he neglects his children" 4: give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" [syn: {neglect}, {ignore}, {disregard}]