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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