ignore
(verb) be ignorant of or in the dark about
neglect, ignore, disregard
(verb) give little or no attention to; “Disregard the errors”
dismiss, disregard, brush aside, brush off, discount, push aside, ignore
(verb) bar from attention or consideration; “She dismissed his advances”
ignore, disregard, snub, cut
(verb) refuse to acknowledge; “She cut him dead at the meeting”
ignore
(verb) fail to notice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ignore (third-person singular simple present ignores, present participle ignoring, simple past and past participle ignored) (transitive)
To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.
Synonyms: misheed, neglect, unmind, unheed, Thesaurus:ignore
Antonyms: notice, recognize, watch, Thesaurus:pay attention
To pretend to not notice someone or something.
Synonyms: connive, dissimulate, overlook, turn a blind eye to, wink at
Antonyms: notice, observe
(obsolete) Fail to notice.
Synonyms: misheed, overlook, Thesaurus:fail to notice
(obsolete) Not to know.
Synonym: be ignorant of
Antonym: know
• Regino, eringo, ingoer, region
Source: Wiktionary
Ig*nore", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignored; p. pr. & vb. n. Ignoring.] Etym: [L. ignorare; pref. in- not + the root of gnarus knowing, noscere to become acquainted with. See Know, and cf. Narrate.]
1. 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. Boyle.
2. (Law)
Definition: To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; -- said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for want of evidence. See Ignoramus.
3. 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. Mrs. Browning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
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