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ignore(dictionary)

ignore (iou)



ignore verb trans. L15.
[(Old & mod. French ignorer from) Latin ignorare, formed as I-2 + base gno- know.]
Be ignorant of. Now arch. rare. L15.
R. Boyle Others..desirous to be taught by me, the little that I know, and they ignore.
Refuse to recognize or take notice of; disregard intentionally. E19.
D. H. Lawrence Was he going to ignore her, was he going to take no further notice of her? R. K. Narayan She ignored her surroundings.., her attention being concentrated upon her movements. L. Gordon She followed natural paths which ignored artificial boundaries.
Of a grand jury: reject (an indictment) on the grounds of insufficient evidence (cf. IGNORAMUS 1). obsolete exc. Hist. M19.
ignorable adjective M19.