Antonyms for take care of


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kair
Phonetic Transcription : kɛər


Definition of take care of

Origin :
  • Old English carian, cearian "be anxious, grieve; to feel concern or interest," from Proto-Germanic *karojanan (cf. Old High German charon "to lament," Old Saxon karon "to care, to sorrow"), from the same source as care (n.). OED emphasizes that it is in "no way related to L. cura." Related: Cared; caring.
  • To not care as a negative dismissal is attested from mid-13c. Phrase couldn't care less is from 1946; could care less in the same sense (with an understood negative) is from 1966. Care also figures in many "similies of indifference" in the form don't care a _____, with the blank filled by fig, pin, button, cent, straw, rush, point, farthing, snap, etc., etc.
  • Positive senses, e.g. "have an inclination" (1550s); "have fondness for" (1520s) seem to have developed later as mirrors to the earlier negative ones.
  • As in indulge : verb treat oneself or another to
  • As in maintain : verb care for, keep up
  • As in manage : verb be in charge, control
  • As in maul : verb mangle, abuse
  • As in minister : verb help, serve
  • As in assist : verb help
  • As in nurse : verb care for, tend
  • As in organize : verb arrange, systematize
  • As in overpower : verb beat; get the upper hand
  • As in attend : verb care for
  • As in pay : verb give money for goods, services
  • As in process : verb subject to series of actions to achieve result
  • As in provide : verb supply, support
  • As in recompense : verb pay back, make restitution
  • As in reward : verb pay; give prize
  • As in run : verb manage, supervise
  • As in rustle up : verb provide
  • As in save : verb guard, protect
  • As in shelter : verb provide safety, cover
  • As in supervise : verb manage people, project
  • As in tend : verb care for
  • As in transact : verb do business, carry out
  • As in watch : verb guard, protect
  • As in best : verb defeat; gain advantage
  • As in accomplish : verb succeed in doing
  • As in rub out : verb dispose of
  • As in bribe : verb request silence, action, or inaction for money
  • As in can : verb be able
  • As in address : verb devote effort to something
  • As in compensate : verb make restitution
  • As in conserve : verb save, protect
  • As in consummate : verb achieve, finish
  • As in deal/deal with : verb handle, manage
  • As in dispose of : verb settle a matter
  • As in execute : verb carry out a task
  • As in foster : verb give care or accommodation to
  • As in further : verb advance, lend support
  • As in grease : verb bribe

Synonyms for take care of

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