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ignore

/ɪɡˈnɔː/ verb

In Latin: praetereō, neglegō, ignōrō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about ignore at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Refuse to acknowledge.
    She cut him dead at the meeting
  2. Bar from attention or consideration.
    She dismissed his advances
  3. Fail to notice.

Origin

From French ignorer, from Latin ignōrō (“to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore”), from ignārus (“not knowing”), from in- (“not”) + gnārus (“knowing”), from gnōscō, nōscō; see know.

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