Etymology : obsolete ignore to be ignorant of, from French ignorer, from Latin ignorare, from ignarus ignorant, unknown, from in- + gnoscere, noscere to know; more at KNOW
Pronunciation : ig-nOr, -nor
Function : transitive verb
Date : 1801
1. disregard, overlook, refuse to recognize; reject, refuse (Law). 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.].
2. 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.
3. (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.
4. 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. browning.ignore v.
5. refuse to acknowledge; "she cut him dead at the meeting" [syn: disregard, snub, cut].
6. bar from attention or consideration; "she dismissed his advances" [syn: dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off , discount, push aside].
7. fail to notice [ant: notice].
8. give little or no attention to; "disregard the errors" [syn: neglect, disregard].
9. be ignorant of or in the dark about [ant: know].
10. To be ignorant of or not acquainted with.
11. To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for want of evidence.
12. See Ignoramus.
13. 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. be ignorant of or in the dark about refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting" fail to notice.
14. refuse to acknowledge; "She cut him dead at the meeting"
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15. dismiss: bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances"
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16. fail to notice
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17. neglect: give little or no attention to; "Disregard the errors"
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18. be ignorant of or in the dark about
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19. An action set for a rule so PacketHound ignores the application associated with the rule.
20. 1. If you ignore someone or something, you pay no attention to them. She said her husband ignored her.
21. If you say that an argument or theory ignores an important aspect of a situation, you are criticizing it because it fails to consider that aspect or to take it into account. Such arguments ignore the question of where ultimate responsibility lay. = overlook.