The difference between Deal with and Take care of

When used as verbs, deal with means to handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression, whereas take care of means to look after, to provide care for.


check bellow for the other definitions of Deal with and Take care of

  1. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To handle verbally or in some form of artistic expression; to address or discuss as a subject.

    Examples:

    "This book deals with incest."

  2. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To take action with respect to (someone or something).

    Examples:

    "The teacher knew how to deal with these lazy students."

  3. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To consider, as an example.

    Examples:

    "Let us deal with the case of China."

  4. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To come to terms with; to overcome any difficulties presented by.

    Examples:

    "We deal with having just a gallon of gas. Thankfully he'd dealt with such issues before, so he had all the necessary experience."

  5. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To be in charge of, act on, or dispose of.

    Examples:

    "I can deal with this crew of workers."

  6. Deal with as a verb (transitive):

    To behave in a certain way towards.

    Examples:

    "He deals fairly with his employees."

  1. Take care of as a verb (transitive):

    To look after, to provide care for.

    Examples:

    "My elderly mother needs to be taken care of."

  2. Take care of as a verb (transitive):

    To deal with, handle.

    Examples:

    "Can somebody take care of the customers while I clean this mess?"

  3. Take care of as a verb (transitive, slang, euphemistic):

    To kill.

    Examples:

    "In the motion picture ''The Godfather'' gangster Virgil Sollozzo took care of Luca Brasi by having him strangled."