Ignoring

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ignore \Ig*nore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ignored}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Ignoring}.] [L. ignorare; pref. in- not + the root of
     gnarus knowing, noscere to become acquainted with. See
     {Know}, and cf. {Narrate}.]
     1. To be ignorant of or not acquainted with. [Archaic]
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              Philosophy would solidly be established, if men
              would more carefully distinguish those things that
              they know from those that they ignore. --Boyle.
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     2. (Law) To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; --
        said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for lack of
        evidence. See {Ignoramus}.
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     3. Hence: To refuse to take notice of; to shut the eyes to;
        not to recognize; to disregard willfully and causelessly;
        as, to ignore certain facts; to ignore the presence of an
        objectionable person.
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              Ignoring Italy under our feet,
              And seeing things before, behind.     --Mrs.
                                                    Browning.
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