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ig⋅nore
[ig-nawr, -nohr] 
–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 know 1
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 know 1
Related forms:
ig⋅nor⋅a⋅ble, adjective
ig⋅nor⋅er, noun
Synonyms:
1. overlook; slight, disregard, neglect.
1. overlook; slight, disregard, neglect.
Antonyms:
1. notice, regard.
1. notice, regard.
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| ig·nore (ĭg-nôr', -nōr') 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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Ignore
Ig*nore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignored; p. pr. & vb. n. Ignoring.] [L. ignorare; pref. in- not + the root of gnarus knowing, noscere to become acquainted with. See Know, and cf. Narrate.]1. To be ignorant of or not acquainted with. [Archaic] Philosophy would solidly be established, if men would more carefully distinguish those things that they know from those that they ignore. --Boyle. 2. (Law) To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; -- said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for want of evidence. See Ignoramus. 3. Hence: To refuse to take notice of; to shut the eyes to; not to recognize; to disregard willfully and causelessly; as, to ignore certain facts; to ignore the presence of an objectionable person. Ignoring Italy under our feet, And seeing things before, behind. --Mrs. Browning.
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Language Translation for : ignore
Spanish:
desatender, no hacer caso de, hacer caso omiso de,
German:
ignorieren,
Japanese:
無視する
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
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