ignore
Other forms: ignored; ignoring; ignores
To ignore something is to disregard it. If you ignore the rules of grammar, you're likely to be misunderstood.
It's easy to see the relationship between ignore and a word such as ignorant. To be ignorant of something is to know nothing about it. A good way to be ignorant about something is to ignore it. In other words, if you want to be ignorant about a certain subject—that is, if you want to know nothing about it—then by all means ignore it. Pay it no mind.
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refuse to acknowledge
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give little or no attention to
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bar from attention or considerationsynonyms: brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, push aside
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be ignorant of or in the dark about
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fail to notice
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