Ignore

• POS: Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: ig=nore

CIDE DICTIONARY

Ignore, v. t. [L. ignorare; pref. in- not + the root of gnarus knowing, noscere to become acquainted with. See Know, and cf. Narrate.].

•  To be ignorant of or not acquainted with.  [1913 Webster]

  "Philosophy would solidly be established, if men would more carefully distinguish those things that they know from those that they ignore."  [1913 Webster]
•  To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; -- said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for lack of evidence. See Ignoramus.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]

  "Ignoring Italy under our feet,
  And seeing things before, behind."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Ignore, v.tr.
1 refuse to take notice of or accept.
2 intentionally disregard.

Derivative

ignorer n.

Etymology

F ignorer or L ignorare not know, ignore (as IN-(1), gno- know)

THESAURUS

Ignore

abide with, abjure, accept, allow for, avoid, ban, bar, bar out, be big, be blind to, be caught napping, be caught out, be content with, be easy with, be inattentive, be neglectful, be negligent, be unwary, bear with, blink at, blockade, break the law, brook, brush aside, brush off, care naught for, chuck, chuck out, color, condone, connive at, contemn, contradict, count out, cut, cut dead, cut off, debar, decline, default, defy, deny, despise, digest, diminish, disapprove, discard, disclaim, discount, disdain, dismiss, disobey, disown, disregard, down, ease, eat, embargo, endure, evade, except, exclude, extenuate, fail, flout, forget, forswear, freeze out, give no heed, give the go-by, gloss over, go counter to, hear nothing, judge not, keep out, lapse, lean over backwards, leave out, leave unavenged, lessen, let go, let it go, let pass, let ride, let slide, let slip, listen to reason, live with, lock out, look right through, lose sight of, lose track of, make allowance for, make allowances for, make light of, make little of, mince, miss, mitigate, neglect, nod, not attend, not care for, not conform, not get involved, not heed, not keep, not listen, not mind, not notice, not observe, not think, not write off, omit, ostracize, overlook, overpass, palliate, pass by, pass over, pass up, pay no attention, pay no mind, pocket, pocket the affront, pooh-pooh, preclude, prohibit, push aside, rebuff, recant, refuse, refuse to acknowledge, refuse to consider, refuse to cooperate, refuse to recognize, regard with indulgence, reject, relegate, renounce, repel, repudiate, repulse, scoff at, scout, see both sides, see nothing, send to Coventry, set at defiance, set at naught, set naught by, shove away, shut out, sleep, slight, slur over, snub, soft-pedal, soften, spurn, stomach, suspend judgment, swallow, swallow an insult, taboo, take, take for granted, think little of, throw away, throw out, tolerate, transgress, turn aside provocation, turn away, turn out, varnish, view with indulgence, violate, waive, whitewash, wink at

ROGET THESAURUS

Ignore

Abrogation

VB abrogate, annul, cancel, destroy, abolish, revoke, repeal, rescind, reverse, retract, recall, abolitionize, overrule, override, set aside, disannul, dissolve, quash, nullify, declare null and void, disestablish, disendow, deconsecrate, disclaim, ignore, repudiate, recant, divest oneself, break off, countermand, counter order, do away with, sweep away, brush away, throw overboard, throw to the dogs, scatter to the winds, cast behind, dismiss, discard, cast off, turn off, cast out, cast adrift, cast out of doors, cast aside, cast away, send off, send away, send packing, send about one's business, discharge, get rid of, bounce, fire, fire out, sack, cashier, break, oust, unseat, unsaddle, unthrone, dethrone, disenthrone, depose, uncrown, unfrock, strike off the roll, disbar, disbench, be abrogated, receive its quietus, walk the plank.

Nonobservance

VB fail, neglect, omit, elude, evade, give the go-by to, set aside, ignore, shut one's eyes to, close one's eyes to, infringe, transgress, violate, pirate, break, trample under foot, do violence to, drive a coach and six through, discard, protest, repudiate, fling to the winds, set at naught, nullify, declare null and void, cancel, retract, go back from, be off, forfeit, go from one's word, palter, stretch a point, strain a point.

Neglect

VB be negligent, take no care of &c (take care of), neglect, let slip, let go, lay aside, set aside, cst aside, put aside, keep out of sight, put out of sight, lose sight of, overlook, disregard, pass over, pas by, let pass, blink, wink at, connive at, gloss over, take no note of, take no thought of, take no account of, take no notice of, pay no regard to, laisser aller, scamp, trifle, fribble, do by halves, cut, slight, play with, trifle with, slur, skim, skim the surface, effleurer, take a cursory view of, slur over, skip over, jump over, slip over, pretermit, miss, skip, jump, omit, give the go-by to, push aside, pigeonhole, shelve, sink, table, ignore, shut one's eyes to, refuse to hear, turn a deaf ear to, leave out of one's calculation, not attend to, not mind, not trouble oneself about, not trouble one's head about, not trouble oneself with, forget, be caught napping, leave a loose thread, let the grass grow under one's feet, render neglectful, put off one's guard, throw off one's guard, distract, divert.

Incredulity

VB be incredulous, distrust, refuse to believe, shut one's eyes to, shut one's ears to, turn a deaf ear to, hold aloof, ignore, nullis jurare in verba magistri.

Ignorance

VB be ignorant, not know, know not, know not what, know nothing of, have no idea, have no notion, have no conception, not have the remotest idea, not know chalk from cheese, ignore, be blind to, keep in ignorance, see through a glass darkly, have a film over the eyes, have a glimmering, wonder whether, not know what to make of, not pretend to take upon, not take upon one self to say.

Concealment

VB conceal, hide, secrete, put out of sight, lock up, seal up, bottle up, encrypt, encode, cipher, cover, screen, cloak, veil, shroud, cover up one's tracks, screen from sight, screen from observation, drawing the veil, draw the curtain, close the curtain, curtain, shade, eclipse, throw a view over, be cloud, be mask, mask, disguise, ensconce, muffle, smother, befog, whisper, keep from, keep back, keep to oneself, keep snug, keep close, keep secret, keep dark, bury, sink, suppress, keep from, keep from out of view, keep from out of sight, keep in the shade, throw into the shade, throw into background, stifle, hush up, smother, withhold, reserve, fence with a question, ignore, keep a secret, keep one's own counsel, hold one's tongue, make no sign, not let it go further, not breathe a word, not breathe a syllable about, not let the right hand know what the left is doing, hide one's light under a bushel, bury one's talent in a napkin, keep in the dark, leave in the dark, keep in the ignorance, blind, blind the eyes, blindfold, hoodwink, mystify, puzzle, bamboozle, be concealed, suffer an eclipse, retire from sight, couch, hide oneself, lie hid, lie in perdu, lie in close, lie in ambush (ambush), seclude oneself, lurk, sneak, skulk, slink, prowl, steal into, steal out of, steal by, steal along, play at bopeep, play at hide and seek, hide in holes and corners, still hunt.

Negation

VB deny, contradict, contravene, controvert, give denial to, gainsay, negative, shake the head, disown, disaffirm, disclaim, disavow, recant, revoke, dispute, impugn, traverse, rebut, join issue upon, bring in question, call in question, give the lie in his throat, give one the lie in his throat, deny flatly, deny peremptorily, deny emphatically, deny absolutely, deny wholly, deny entirely, give the lie to, belie, repudiate, set aside, ignore, rebut, qualify, refuse, recuse.