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neglect (v.)
1529, from L.
neglectus,
pp. of
neglegere
"to make light of, disregard," lit. "not to pick up," variant of
neclegere,
from Old L.
nec
"not" (see
deny
) +
legere
"pick up, select" (see
lecture
). The noun is first attested 1588.
