Can and Neglect

Can

Can verb - To let go from office, service, or employment.

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Neglect and can are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Neglect" instead a verb "Can".

Neglect verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

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Can and neglect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Can" instead a verb "Neglect".

human	human can	human neglect
similar	similar can	similar neglect
true	true can	true neglect
real	real can	real neglect
Other adjectives: serious, important, new.

Amelia of Handle with Care, gets lectured about all the things she can do that her fragile little sister, Willow, can't do whenever the girl complains about the restrictions placed on her and neglect she suffers.

Source: Because You Can Cope
Think Nazi-turned-Allied scientist Wernher Von Braun, but in a trash can, and with more child neglect than you can shake a stick at.

Source: Alternative Character Interpretation / Nintendo
Then there's the overall neglect of Shapey and Block, which consists of doing nothing while they play with any dangerous device you can imagine (and some you can't).

Source: Adults Are Useless

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