abandon vs neglect

abandon

verb
  • To leave behind; to desert, as in a ship, a position, or a person, typically in response to overwhelming odds or impending dangers; to forsake, in spite of a duty or responsibility. 

  • To no longer exercise a right, title, or interest, especially with no interest of reclaiming it again; to yield; to relinquish. 

  • To give up or relinquish control of, to surrender or to give oneself over, or to yield to one's emotions. 

  • To desist in doing, practicing, following, holding, or adhering to; to turn away from; to permit to lapse; to renounce; to discontinue. 

  • To surrender to the insurer (an insured item), so as to claim a total loss. 

noun
  • A yielding to natural impulses or inhibitions; freedom from artificial constraint, with loss of appreciation of consequences. 

neglect

verb
  • To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness. 

  • To fail to care for or attend to something. 

  • To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight. 

  • To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy. 

noun
  • Habitual lack of care. 

  • The act of neglecting. 

  • The state of being neglected. 

How often have the words abandon and neglect occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )