neglect vs put to use

neglect

• 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. 

• Habitual lack of care. 

• The act of neglecting. 

• The state of being neglected. 

put to use

• To use; to utilise; to apply.