ignore

[ig-nawr, -nohr]

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verb (used with object), ig·nored, ig·nor·ing.

to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
Law. (of a grand jury) to reject (a bill of indictment), as on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

Origin of ignore

1605–15; < Latin ignōrāre to not know, disregard, verbal 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 know¹

Related formsig·nor·a·ble, adjectiveig·nor·er, nounun·ig·nor·a·ble, adjectiveun·ig·nor·a·bly, adverbun·ig·nored, adjectiveun·ig·nor·ing, adjectivewell-ig·nored, adjective

Synonyms for ignore

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1. overlook; slight, disregard, neglect.

Antonyms for ignore

1. notice, regard.

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Related Words for ignore

forget, avoid, overlook, discount, reject, fail, scorn, neglect, disdain, omit, slight, blink, wink, evade, pooh-pooh, cold-shoulder, overpass

Examples from the Web for ignore

Contemporary Examples of ignore

When it comes to educating our children, Congress should heed that message, not ignore it.
The ‘No Child’ Rewrite Threatens Your Kids’ Future
Jonah Edelman
January 3, 2015
But the increasing number of fraudsters bringing back wares to stores to make an illicit killing has become impossible to ignore.
The Insane $11 Billion Scam at Retailers’ Return Desks
M.L. Nestel
December 19, 2014
Watters and other critics also ignore the fact that the whole report is based on CIA documents.
After Torture Report, Our Moral Authority As a Nation Is Gone
Nick Gillespie
December 11, 2014
I am only able to ignore because I have had to have these conversations in person and that is the most traumatic experience.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Protesting
Rawiya Kameir, Judnick Mayard
December 10, 2014
“It is forbidden in Islam to ignore the reality of contemporary times when deriving legal rulings,” they argued.
ISIS Jihadis Get ‘Slavery for Dummies’
Jamie Dettmer
December 9, 2014

Historical Examples of ignore

There was a masterful quality in his declaration, which seemed to ignore her negation.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
I resolved to ignore them as far as possible: to treat them, that is to say, as modes of imperfection.
De Profundis
Oscar Wilde
Active opposition I could fight; but the tactics are now to ignore me.
The Bacillus of Beauty
Harriet Stark
Mulready seemed to ignore Calendar and address himself to the captain.
The Black Bag
Louis Joseph Vance
And his instinct told him withal that he must ignore her mood if he would win her from it.
Good Indian
B. M. Bower

British Dictionary definitions for ignore

ignore

verb (tr)

to fail or refuse to notice; disregard

noun

Australian informal disregardto treat someone with ignore

Derived Formsignorable, adjectiveignorer, noun

Word Origin for ignore

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

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Word Origin and History for ignore

1610s, "not to know, to be ignorant of," from French ignorer "be unaware of," from Latin ignorare "not to know, disregard" (see ignorant). Sense of "pay no attention to" first recorded 1801 (Barnhart says "probably a dictionary word"), and not common until c.1850. Related: Ignored; ignoring.