Neglect and Rake

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Neglect verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

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Rake is an antonym for neglect.

Rake verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

Usage example: the pathetic sight of hungry children raking the garbage for food

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Neglect is an antonym for rake.

Nearby Words: raked, raker, raking

constant	constant neglect	constant rake
new	new neglect	new rake

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