Definition of ignore

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ig·nore    (g-nôr, -nr) KEY  

TRANSITIVE VERB:
ig·nored , ig·nor·ing , ig·nores

To refuse to pay attention to; disregard.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French ignorer, from Old French, from Latin ignrre; see gn- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
ig·nora·ble (Adjective), ig·norer (Noun)

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