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ignored

Main Entry:: ig·nore
Pronunciation:: \ig-ˈnȯr\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: ig·nored; ig·nor·ing
Etymology:: obsolete ignore to be ignorant of, from French ignorer, from Latin ignorare, from ignarus ignorant, unknown, from in- + gnoscere, noscere to know — more at know
Date:: 1801

1 : to refuse to take notice of 2 : to reject (a bill of indictment) as ungrounded

synonyms see neglect

— ig·nor·able

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\-ˈnȯr-ə-bəl\ adjective

— ig·nor·er noun

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