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ig⋅nore

  [ig-nawr, -nohr]
Use ignore in a Sentence
–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

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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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.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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