Synonyms for take care of
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : kair |
Phonetic Transcription : kɛər |
Top 10 synonyms for take care of Other synonyms for the word take care of
- abet
- accommodate
- accomplish
- act
- adapt
- adjust
- administrate
- advance
- advocate
- aid
- allow
- answer
- ante up
- apply oneself to
- approach
- arrive
- assemble
- assist
- atone
- atone for
- attend
- attend to
- baby
- baby-sit
- back up
- bail out
- balance
- ballyhoo
- bang
- bash
- batter
- be capable of
- be equal to
- be in charge
- be in driver's seat
- be in saddle
- be in the saddle
- be in the service of
- be on alert
- be on duty
- be on the lookout
- be responsible for
- be solicitous of
- be up to
- be vigilant
- be wary
- be watchful
- be within one's area
- be within one's control
- bear down
- bear the cost
- bear the expense
- beat
- beat down
- behave
- behave toward
- bequeath
- bestow
- better
- blank
- blast
- blow away
- bludgeon
- boost
- boss
- break face
- bring
- bring about
- bring off
- bring to fruition
- bring up
- buffet
- bulldoze
- bump off
- bury
- button down
- button up
- buy
- buy back
- buy off
- call a day
- call the play
- call the shots
- call upon
- can
- can do
- captain
- care
- care for
- carry on
- carry out
- catalogue
- cater
- cater to
- cause
- chamber
- champion
- chaperon
- cherish
- chill
- chip in
- chop
- classify
- claw
- clean
- clean up
- clear
- clinch
- clobber
- close
- coax
- coddle
- codify
- collaborate
- combine
- come
- come down with
- come through
- command
- commit
- comp
- compass
- compensate
- complete
- compose
- conceal
- concentrate on
- concern
- concert
- conclude
- concoct
- conduct
- conduct oneself
- confer
- conquer
- conserve
- consider
- constitute
- construct
- consummate
- continue
- contribute
- control
- convert
- cook
- cooperate
- coordinate
- cope with
- corral
- correlate
- corrupt
- cosset
- cough up
- could
- counsel
- counterbalance
- counterpoise
- countervail
- cover
- cover up
- crack the whip
- cradle
- cream
- create
- crown
- crush
- cultivate
- cure
- cut
- cut back
- cut down on
- cut off
- cut the mustard
- deal with
- decide
- deck
- deep-six
- defeat
- defend
- defray
- delight
- designate
- determine
- devote oneself to
- dig
- dig up
- direct
- disburse
- discharge
- discuss
- dispatch
- dispense
- dispose
- dispose of
- do
- do a bang-up job
- do away with
- do business
- do for
- do in
- do justice
- do one proud
- do the job
- do the trick
- do to a T
- doctor
- dominate
- drop curtain
- drown
- drub
- dust
- earn wings
- effect
- effectuate
- enact
- enclose
- encourage
- end
- enforce
- engage in
- engender
- engineer
- entertain
- entice
- equalize
- equip
- erase
- establish
- exceed
- excel
- execute
- expedite
- expiate
- extend
- facilitate
- fashion
- father
- favor
- feather
- feed
- finance
- finish
- fit
- fit out
- fix
- fix up
- fix up with
- flagellate
- flail
- flax
- floor
- focus on
- fold up
- foot
- foot the bill
- form
- formulate
- forward
- foster
- frame
- fulfill
- furnish
- further
- gain
- generate
- get a handle on something
- get at
- get going
- get it together
- get ready
- get someplace
- get the better of
- get there
- get to
- get together
- give
- give a boost
- give a boost to
- give a leg up
- give a lift
- give in
- give rein to
- give satisfaction
- go along
- go at
- go down the line for
- go easy on
- go for
- go on with
- go the distance
- go to bat for
- go with
- govern
- grant
- gratify
- grease
- grease palm
- grease the wheels
- group
- guard
- guerdon
- guide
- hack it
- halt
- hammer away
- hand over
- handle
- handle roughly
- harbor
- harmonize
- hasten
- have a go at
- have at
- have it made
- have to do with
- haven
- head
- head up
- heal
- heel
- helm
- help
- hide
- hit
- hoard
- hold down
- honor
- house
- humor
- hurt
- hype
- ice
- ill-treat
- immobilize
- immunize
- impart
- implement
- indemnify
- indulge
- influence
- inoculate
- inspect
- instigate
- instruct
- irradiate
- jell
- keep
- keep alive
- keep an eye on
- keep eyes open
- keep eyes peeled
- keep going
- keep safe
- keep tabs on
- keep up
- keep watch over
- kick in
- kill
- knock about
- knock around
- knock off
- knock out
- knuckle down to
- KO
- lacerate
- lambaste
- lash
- lay one out
- lead
- lean on
- lend
- lend a hand
- let have it
- lick
- lick into shape
- lie in one's power
- line
- line up
- liquidate
- live with
- lodge
- look after
- look out
- lubricate
- lure
- maintain
- make
- make a deal
- make a go of it
- make a pitch for
- make amends
- make good
- make hay
- make it
- make out
- make payment
- make ready
- make the grade
- make up for
- maltreat
- manage
- manipulate
- marshal
- master
- may
- medicate
- meet
- methodize
- mind
- minister
- minister to
- mold
- molest
- mollycoddle
- mop up
- mother
- move
- mug
- murder
- muscle
- nail it
- negotiate
- nourish
- nuke
- nurse
- nurture
- oblige
- off
- offer
- officiate
- offset
- oil palm
- oil someone's palm
- open doors
- operate
- ordain
- outclass
- outdo
- outfit
- outshine
- outstrip
- overcome
- overcompensate
- overlook
- oversee
- overthrow
- overwhelm
- own
- pamper
- pander
- pander to
- paste
- patrol
- patronize
- paw
- pay
- pay for
- pay off
- pay up
- peg away
- pelt
- percolate
- perfect
- perform
- perpetuate
- persevere
- pervert
- pet
- pick up on
- pigeonhole
- pilot
- pitch into
- plank out
- play
- please
- plug
- plug away at
- plunk down
- ply
- police
- polish off
- pony up
- pound
- prepare
- prepay
- present
- preserve
- preside
- preside over
- prevail
- procure
- produce
- proffer
- prolong
- promote
- propagate
- propitiate
- prosecute
- prostrate
- protect
- provide
- provision
- puff
- pull off
- pull the strings
- pummel
- push
- put away
- put finishing touch on
- put in order
- put in the hospital
- put into effect
- put it over
- put lid on
- put on the map
- put out
- put over
- put through
- put to bed
- put together
- put up
- quarterback
- quell
- rack up
- raise
- range
- ration
- reach
- ready
- realize
- rear
- reciprocate
- recompense
- recoup
- recover
- redress
- reduce
- refine
- refund
- regale
- regulate
- reimburse
- reinforce
- relieve
- remedy
- remit
- remunerate
- render
- renew
- repair
- repay
- replenish
- request
- requite
- retain
- retaliate
- retrieve
- return
- review
- reward
- rid
- ride herd on
- ride shotgun
- ride shotgun for
- roll over
- roof
- root for
- rough up
- rout
- rule
- run
- run interference for
- run the show
- run things
- run with the ball
- safeguard
- sail through
- satiate
- satisfy
- save
- score
- scrape up
- screen
- scrimp
- secure
- seduce
- see after
- see to
- sell
- serve
- set up
- settle
- sew up
- shape
- shell out
- shellack
- shelter
- shepherd
- shield
- shoot down
- shut down
- shut off
- sign
- sit
- sit on top of
- skimp
- skin
- smash
- snuff
- snuff out
- soap
- sock away
- speed
- spoil
- spoil rotten
- spring for
- square
- squirrel
- squirrel away
- stake
- stand up for
- standardize
- stash
- steer
- steward
- stock
- stock up
- store
- store up
- straighten
- straighten out
- stretch out
- stroke
- stump
- subdue
- subjugate
- suborn
- succor
- sugar
- sugarcoat
- superintend
- supervise
- supply
- support
- surpass
- surround
- survey
- sustain
- swamp
- sweeten the pot
- swing for
- tabulate
- tailor
- take
- take care of
- take care of business
- take charge of
- take down
- take heed
- take in
- take out
- take over
- take the helm
- take under wing
- take up
- tamper
- tan
- TCB
- tempt
- tend
- terminate
- thrash
- throw oneself into
- thump
- tickle
- tickle the palm
- tip
- top
- top it off
- torpedo
- total
- train
- trample
- transact
- transcend
- transfer
- transform
- trash
- treat
- triumph
- triumph over
- trounce
- try
- turn
- turn out
- turn to
- ultimate
- unburden
- undertake
- uphold
- use
- use sparingly
- vaccinate
- vanquish
- wait
- wait on
- wait upon
- wallop
- ward
- waste
- watch
- watch out for
- watch over
- wax
- whack
- whelm
- whip
- whip into shape
- whomp
- whop
- wield
- win
- wind up
- wipe
- wipe out
- wipe the floor with
- work for
- work out a deal
- work over
- work with
- wrap
- wrap up
- yield
- zap
Définition 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
Antonyms for take care of
- abandon
- abstain
- aid
- annoy
- assist
- avoid
- be absent
- be inferior
- be lazy
- bear
- begin
- block
- break
- build
- bumble
- cancel
- cannot
- cease
- check
- commence
- conceal
- condemn
- confuse
- consume
- continue
- create
- curtail
- cut
- damage
- decrease
- delay
- deny
- deplete
- depress
- deprive
- desert
- destroy
- differ
- disallow
- disappoint
- disapprove
- disarrange
- discard
- disconnect
- discontinue
- discourage
- dishonor
- dislike
- disorder
- disorganize
- disperse
- disproportion
- disregard
- dissatisfy
- dissuade
- distress
- disturb
- drop
- earn
- employ
- encourage
- endanger
- fail
- fall behind
- fine
- finish
- follow
- forfeit
- forget
- forsake
- frustrate
- give up
- guard
- halt
- handicap
- harm
- help
- hide
- hinder
- hire
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- impede
- injure
- inspirit
- introduce
- keep
- kill
- lay bare
- lay open
- leave
- leave alone
- leave open
- let go
- let out
- lose
- maintain
- make vulnerable
- mismanage
- miss
- mix up
- moderate
- move
- neglect
- not finish
- not use
- nullify
- obey
- obstruct
- open
- oppose
- overlook
- pain
- pass
- pass by
- penalize
- praise
- preserve
- prevent
- protect
- protest
- punish
- refrain
- refuse
- reject
- release
- relent
- relinquish
- remain
- remove
- renounce
- repulse
- resign
- retain
- retreat
- reveal
- ruin
- save
- scatter
- seize
- serve
- shirk
- shun
- slight
- slow
- spend
- squander
- stand
- start
- starve
- stay
- stop
- straighten
- subtract
- surrender
- take
- take away
- take back
- take care
- throw away
- thwart
- turn away
- turn off
- uncover
- undermine
- unfit
- unsettle
- uphold
- upset
- use
- use up
- veto
- walk
- waste
- win
- withdraw
- withhold
- worsen
- yield
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