ignore

[ig-nawr, -nohr]

verb (used with object)

ignored, ignoring 

1. to refrain from noticing or recognizing.

   to ignore insulting remarks.

   Synonyms: overlook, neglect, disregard, slight
   Antonyms: regard, notice

2. Law.,  (of a grand jury) to reject (a bill of indictment), as on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

ignore

/ ɪɡˈnɔː /

verb

1. to fail or refuse to notice; disregard

noun

1. informal,  disregard

   to treat someone with ignore

Other Word Forms

• ignorable adjective
• ignorer noun
• unignorable adjective
• unignorably adverb
• unignored adjective
• unignoring adjective
• well-ignored adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ignore¹

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin ignōrāre “to not know, disregard,” verb derivative of ignārus “ignorant, unaware” (with -ō- perhaps from ignōtus “unknown”), equivalent to in- in- ³ + gnārus “knowing, acquainted (with)”; akin to (g)nōscere “to know ¹ ”

Word History and Origins

Origin of ignore¹

C17: from Latin ignōrāre not to know, from ignārus ignorant of, from i- _in- ¹ + gnārus knowing; related to Latin noscere to know

Example Sentences

Aside from the faint path seen in two satellite images in June, the property seemed ignored.

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"Our approach is to be very positive about it, because our feeling is, if the pupils are going to be using it, we'd rather teach them how to use it responsibly than just ignore it".

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“We cannot just ignore the will of the people.”

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Throughout the morning, both the conservative lawyers and justices pointedly ignored the influence of church and parental pressure on struggling queer youth.

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The president could issue signing statements – a written pronouncement – that reinterpret or ignore parts of the laws, like George W. Bush did in 2006 to circumvent a ban on torture.

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Related Words

• avoid 
• discount 
• fail 
• forget 
• neglect 
• overlook 
• reject 
• scorn