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/ɪgnˈɔr/ Listen

verb

Ignore v. t. (past & past part. ignored; pres. part. ignoring)

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."

(Law) To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for lack of evidence. See Ignoramus.

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."

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Ignore" Quotes from Famous Books

... to wonder whether after this book were done it would be advisable to dispense with her services. That, however, seemed unfair to the girl, who liked her work with him, and would consider her dismissal uncalled for; and Owen generally finished his mental discussion with a resolution to ignore Toni's foolishness and trust to time ...

— The Making of a Soul • Kathlyn Rhodes

... district commander should be appointed, or special instructions be had. This, my first official act under the Reconstruction laws, was rendered necessary by the course of a body of obstructionists, who had already begun to give unequivocal indications of their intention to ignore the ...

— The Memoirs of General Philip H. Sheridan, Vol. II., Part 5 • P. H. Sheridan

... the feelings of others. This arises, I imagine, partly from fault No. 1. You are in the habit of classing the great mass of the public very much beneath you in intellect and other qualities, and you forget that persons whom you may perhaps dislike, have feelings which you have no right to ignore." ...

— One Day's Courtship - The Heralds Of Fame • Robert Barr

... ignoble game. It is possible that Douglas purposely evaded this question; but it does not by any means follow that he was deliberately playing into the hands of Southern leaders. The simple truth is, that it was quite possible in the early forties for men, in all honesty, to ignore slavery, because they regarded it either as a side issue or as no issue at all. It was quite possible to think on large national policies without confusing them with slavery. Men who shared with Douglas the pulsating life of the Northwest wanted Texas as a "theater for ...

— Stephen A. Douglas - A Study in American Politics • Allen Johnson

... government, with their no less singular jealousy of individual aggrandizement, together with the rare perception of mental characteristics that was fostered by the daily culture of the councils in which every noble took his part, led them constantly to ignore their selfish hopes in order to choose the right man for the place. These sentiments, acting and reacting upon each other, had secured their political prosperity; but a disaffection was beginning to make itself felt in the Senate ...

— A Golden Book of Venice • Mrs. Lawrence Turnbull

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