neglect vs upkeep

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. 

upkeep

verb
  • Do you know how to upkeep a boat? 

  • To maintain (something) or keep it in good repair. 

noun
  • Maintenance; the act or effort of keeping something in good and working condition. 

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