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   Where did the word 'ignore' originate?

   • The word 'ignore' is of French origin; 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.

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   What does ignore mean in English?

   • 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 The original sense in English is obsolete.

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   Where does the word 'ignorant' come from?

   • The word 'ignorant' comes from Latin ignōrāre, which means 'to not know or disregard'. This verb is derived from ignārus, meaning 'ignorant or unaware'. Ignorant is related to the Latin word gnōscere, which means 'to know 1 '. The -ō- in ignōrāre might be derived from ignōtus, meaning 'unknown'.

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   What is the noun form for the verb 'ignore'?

   • The noun forms for the verb to ignore are ignorance and the gerund, ignoring.

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   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 The original sense in English is obsolete.

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     ignore (v.) 1610s, "ne pas savoir, être ignorant de," du...

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     ignore (v.) 1610, "non sapere, essere ignorante di," dal...

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   /ɪɡˈnɔr/ ig-NOR. See pronunciation. Where does the verb ignore come from? Earliest known use. Middle English. 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.

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   Dec 13, 2010 · "Ignore" and "ignorant" come ultimately from a Latin word "ignosco" < "in-gno-sco", meaning "not know". In English the verb "ignore" has come to mean a deliberate not-knowing; but the adjective "ignorant" does not have that implication.

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   The noun "ignorance" and the adjective "ignorant" come from the similar French/Latin word, meaning what you think it means: lack of knowledge or information. The verb "ignore" is relatively newer (19th century), and the meaning has slipped over time to mean, as you suggest, refusal to acknowledge.

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   The earliest known use of the word ignorant is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for ignorant is from around 1400, in a translation by Geoffrey Chaucer, poet and administrator.

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   Aug 15, 2019 · Ignoration (1832) has been used in the sense "act of ignoring." The proverb, in the form "Where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise", is from Gray's "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College" (1742) . also from c. 1200.

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