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ignore

ig·nore [ ig náwr ] (past and past participle ig·nored, present participle ig·nor·ing, 3rd person present singular ig·nores)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
refuse to notice somebody or something: to refuse to notice or pay attention to somebody or something

[15th century. Directly or via French< Latin ignorare "not know, ignore" < (g)noscere "know"]
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