01 v. t. To be ignorant of or not acquainted with.
imp. & p. p.
Ignored; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ignoring
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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.” — Boyle.
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To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; -- said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for lack of evidence. See Ignoramus.(Law) See: Ignoramus
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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.” — Mrs. Browning.