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English verb: ignore | |||
| 1. | ignore (communication) refuse to acknowledge | ||
| Samples | She cut him dead at the meeting. | ||
| Synonyms | cut, disregard, snub | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do by, handle, treat | ||
| 2. | ignore (communication) bar from attention or consideration | ||
| Samples | She dismissed his advances. | ||
| Synonyms | brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, push aside | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reject | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cold-shoulder, discredit, disoblige, flout, laugh away, laugh off, pass off, scoff, shrug off, slight, turn a blind eye | ||
| 3. | ignore (perception) fail to notice | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pass up | ||
| Antonyms | note, notice, mark | ||
| 4. | ignore (cognition) give little or no attention to | ||
| Samples | Disregard the errors. | ||
| Synonyms | disregard, neglect | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pretermit | ||
| 5. | ignore (cognition) be ignorant of or in the dark about | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Antonyms | cognise, cognize, know | ||
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