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NEGLECT, v.t. [G. To let, to leave, to suffer to pass. The sense of the latter words then is to leave behind, or permit to remain; I suspect the L. To be composed of the same prefix, as n is not radical in the latter. But of this I am not confident.]

1. To omit by carelessness or design; to forbear to do, use, employ, promote or attend to; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay honest debts; to neglect our interest or policy; to neglect the means in our power.

2. To omit to receive or embrace; to slight.

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? Hebrews 2.

3. To slight; not to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect. Among people of good breeding, strangers seldom complain of being neglected.

4. To postpone. [Not in use.]

NEGLECT, n.

1. Omission; forbearance to do any thing that can be done or that requires to be done. Neglect may be from carelessness or intention. The neglect of business is the cause of many failures, but neglect of economy is more frequent and more injurious.

2. Slight; omission of attention or civilities. Neglect of due notice and attention to strangers is characteristic of ill breeding.

3. Negligence; habitual want of regard.

Age breeds neglect in all.

4. State of being disregarded.

Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect.


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NEGLECT, v.t. [G. To let, to leave, to suffer to pass. The sense of the latter words then is to leave behind, or permit to remain; I suspect the L. To be composed of the same prefix, as n is not radical in the latter. But of this I am not confident.]

1. To omit by carelessness or design; to forbear to do, use, employ, promote or attend to; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay honest debts; to neglect our interest or policy; to neglect the means in our power.

2. To omit to receive or embrace; to slight.

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? Hebrews 2.

3. To slight; not to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect. Among people of good breeding, strangers seldom complain of being neglected.

4. To postpone. [Not in use.]

NEGLECT, n.

1. Omission; forbearance to do any thing that can be done or that requires to be done. Neglect may be from carelessness or intention. The neglect of business is the cause of many failures, but neglect of economy is more frequent and more injurious.

2. Slight; omission of attention or civilities. Neglect of due notice and attention to strangers is characteristic of ill breeding.

3. Negligence; habitual want of regard.

Age breeds neglect in all.

4. State of being disregarded.

Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect.

NEG-LECT', n.

  1. Omission; forbearance to do any thing that can be done or that requires to be done. Neglect may be from carelessness or inattention. The neglect of business is the cause of many failures, but neglect of economy is more frequent and more injurious.
  2. Slight; omission of attention or civilities. Neglect of duel notice and attention to strangers is characteristic of ill breeding.
  3. Negligence; habitual want of regard. Age breeds neglect in all. Denham.
  4. State of being disregarded. Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. Prior.

NEG-LECT', v.t. [L. neglectus, from negligo. In G. the corresponding word is nachlassen, D. nalaaten, compounds of nach, na, after, and lassen, laaten, to let, to leave, to suffer to pass, Eng. let, Fr. laisser. The sense of the latter words then is to leave behind, or permit to remain; Dan. nachlæssig, negligent. I suspect the L. negligo to be composed of the same prefix, neg for nach, and linquo, lictum, as n is not radical the latter. But of this I am not confident.]

  1. To omit by carelessness or design; to forbear to do, use, employ, promote or attend to; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay honest debts; to neglect our interest or policy; to neglect the means in our power.
  2. To omit to receive or embrace; to slight. How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? Heb. ii.
  3. To slight; not to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect. Among people of good breeding, strangers seldom complain of being neglected.
  4. To postpone. [Not in use.] Shak.

Neg*lect"
  1. Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.

    I hope
    My absence doth neglect no great designs.     Shak.

    This, my long suffering and my day of grace,
    Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste.     Milton.

  2. 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.

    To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame,
    Or our neglect, we lost her as we came.     Milton.

  3. To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.

    Syn. -- To slight; overlook; disregard; disesteem; contemn. See Slight.

  4. Omission if attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect of strangers.
  5. Habitual carelessness; negligence.

    Age breeds neglect in all. Denham.

  6. The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.

    Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. Prior.

    Syn. -- Negligence; inattention; disregard; disesteem; remissness; indifference. See Negligence.

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Neglect

NEGLECT, verb transitive [G. To let, to leave, to suffer to pass. The sense of the latter words then is to leave behind, or permit to remain; I suspect the Latin To be composed of the same prefix, as n is not radical in the latter. But of this I am not confident.]

1. To omit by carelessness or design; to forbear to do, use, employ, promote or attend to; as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay honest debts; to neglect our interest or policy; to neglect the means in our power.

2. To omit to receive or embrace; to slight.

How shall we escape, if we neglect so great salvation? Hebrews 2:3.

3. To slight; not to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect. Among people of good breeding, strangers seldom complain of being neglected.

4. To postpone. [Not in use.]

NEGLECT, noun

1. Omission; forbearance to do any thing that can be done or that requires to be done. neglect may be from carelessness or intention. The neglect of business is the cause of many failures, but neglect of economy is more frequent and more injurious.

2. Slight; omission of attention or civilities. neglect of due notice and attention to strangers is characteristic of ill breeding.

3. Negligence; habitual want of regard.

Age breeds neglect in all.

4. State of being disregarded.

Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect

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