ignore

Ignore is defined as to deliberately disregard, or to avoid noticing.

(verb)

An example of ignore is for a child to not pay attention to his little brother.

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See ignore in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb ignored, ignoring

  1. to disregard deliberately; pay no attention to; refuse to consider
  2. Law to reject (a bill of indictment) for lack of evidence

Origin: Fr ignorer < L ignorare, to have no knowledge of, ignore < in-, not + base of gnarus, knowing < IE base *ĝnā-, *nō-, know

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See ignore in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb ig·nored, ig·nor·ing, ig·nores
To refuse to pay attention to; disregard.

Origin:

Origin: French ignorer

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin ignōrāre; see gnō- in Indo-European roots

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Related Forms:

  • ig·norˈa·ble adjective
  • ig·norˈer noun

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