The difference between Take care of and Tend

When used as verbs, take care of means to look after, to provide care for, whereas tend means to kindle.

check bellow for the other definitions of Take care of and Tend

Take care of as a verb (transitive):

To look after, to provide care for.

Examples:

"My elderly mother needs to be taken care of."
Take care of as a verb (transitive):

To deal with, handle.

Examples:

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

Tend as a verb (transitive, now, _, chiefly, _, dialectal):

To kindle; ignite; set on fire; light; inflame; burn.

Tend as a verb (legal, Old English law):

To make a tender of; to offer or tender.
Tend as a verb (followed by a to infinitive):

To be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic.

Examples:

"They tend to go out on Saturdays."

"It tends to snow here in winter."

Tend as a verb (with to):

To look after (e.g. an ill person.)

Examples:

"We need to tend to the garden, which has become a mess."
Tend as a verb:

To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard.

Examples:

"Shepherds tend their flocks."
Tend as a verb:

To wait (upon), as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend.
Tend as a verb (obsolete):

To await; to expect.

Examples:

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Tend as a verb (obsolete):

To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.
Tend as a verb (transitive, nautical):

To manage (an anchored vessel) when the tide turns, to prevent it from entangling the cable when swinging.