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  2. Sep 28, 2017 · ignore. (v.) 1610s, "not to know, to be ignorant of," from French ignorer "be unaware of" (14c.), or directly from Latin ignorare "not to know, be unacquainted; take no notice of, disregard" (see ignorant). The original sense in English is obsolete.

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      ignorance. (n.). c. 1200, "lack of wisdom or knowledge,"...

  3. The earliest known use of the verb ignore is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for ignore is from around 1475, in Chartier's Quadrilogue. ignore is a borrowing from French. Etymons: French ignorer.

  4. Sep 22, 2024 · English. [edit] Etymology. [edit] From French ignorer, from Latin ignōrō (“to have no knowledge of, mistake, take no notice of, ignore”), from ignārus (“not knowing”), from in + gnārus (“knowing”), from gnōscō, nōscō; see know. Pronunciation. [edit] (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĭgnôʹ, IPA (key): /ɪɡˈnɔː/ (US) enPR: ĭgnôrʹ, IPA (key): /ɪɡˈnɔɹ/

  5. The meaning of IGNORE is to refuse to take notice of. How to use ignore in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ignore.

  6. English word ignore comes from Latin gnarus, Latin ingratus (Thankless. Ungrateful. Unpleasant, disagreeable.)

  7. Word origin [ 1605–15; ‹ L ignōrāre to not know, disregard, v. deriv. of ignārus ignorant, unaware (with -ō- perh. from ignōtus unknown), equiv. to in- in- 3 + gnārus knowing, acquainted (with); akin to ( g ) nōscere to know 1 ]

  8. ignore /ɪɡˈnɔː/ vb (transitive) to fail or refuse to notice; disregard. Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin ignōrāre not to know, from ignārus ignorant of, from i- in-1 + gnārus knowing; related to Latin noscere to know. igˈnorer n.

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