[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

neglect \neglect"\, 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.
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            this, my long suffering and my day of grace,
            those who neglect and scorn shall never taste.
                                                  --milton.
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   2. to omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or
      respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.
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   syn: to slight; overlook; disregard; disesteem; contemn. see
        slight.
        1913 webster
see also:
neglected neglecting no legend who slight 

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