Ig-nōre', v. t.
[imp. & p. p. IGNORED; p. pr. & vb. n. IGNORING.] [Fr. ignorer, Pr., Sp., & Pg. ignorar, It. & Lat. ignorare, from Lat. ignorus, not knowing, ignorant, from in, un-, not, and gnavus, knowing.]
Sense 1. To be ignorant of.
Brute and irrational barbarians who may be supposed rather to ignore the being of God than to deny it. Boyle.
Sense 2. (Law.) To throw out as false or ungrounded;—said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for want of evidence.
Sense 3. Hence, to refuse to take notice of; to leave out of account or consideration; to shut the eyes to; not to recognize; to disregard willfully and causelessly. “Ignore facts.” E. B. Browning.
Ignoring Italy under our feet.
And seeing things before, behind. E. B. Browning.