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ig·nore 
[ig-nawr, -nohr] Pronunciation Key
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[ig-nawr, -nohr] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -nored, -nor·ing.
| 1. | to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks. |
| 2. | Law. (of a grand jury) to reject (a bill of indictment), as on the grounds of insufficient evidence. |
[Origin: 1605–15; < L ignōrāre to not know, disregard, v. deriv. of ignārus ignorant, unaware (with -ō- perh. from ignōtus unknown), equiv. to in- in-3 + gnārus knowing, acquainted (with); akin to (g)nōscere to know1]
] —Related forms
ig·nor·a·ble, adjective
ig·nor·er, noun
—Synonyms 1. overlook; slight, disregard, neglect.
—Antonyms 1. notice, regard.
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| ig·nore
(ĭg-nôr', -nōr') Pronunciation Key
tr.v. ig·nored, ig·nor·ing, ig·nores To refuse to pay attention to; disregard. [French ignorer, from Old French, from Latin ignōrāre; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.] ig·nor'a·ble adj., ig·nor'er n. |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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ignore
1611, "not to know, to be ignorant of," from Fr. ignorer, from L. ignorare "not to know, disregard," from ignarus "not knowing, unaware" (see ignorant). Sense of "pay no attention to" first recorded 1801 and not common until c.1850.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| ignore | |
verb | |
| 1. | refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" |
| 2. | bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" [syn: dismiss] |
| 3. | fail to notice [ant: mark] |
| 4. | give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors" [syn: neglect] |
| 5. | be ignorant of or in the dark about [ant: cognise] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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Ig`no*ra"mus\, n. [L., we are ignorant. See Ignore.]1. (Law) We are ignorant; we ignore; -- being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The phrase now used is, "No bill," "No true bill," or "Not found," though in some jurisdictions "Ignored" is still used. --Wharton (Law Dict. ). Burn. 2. (pl. Ignoramuses.) A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a dunce. An ignoramus in place and power. --South.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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