What is the difference between ignorant and ignore?

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Ignore is a related term of ignorant.

In obsolete terms the difference between ignorant and ignore

is that ignorant is unknown; undiscovered while ignore is fail to notice.

As an adjective ignorant

is unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

As a verb ignore is

to deliberately pay no attention to.

ignorant

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Alternative forms

* ignoraunt (obsolete)

Adjective

(en-adj)

Unknowledgeable or uneducated; characterized by ignorance.

* Tillotson

He that doth not know those things which are of use for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides.

* Dryden

Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame.

(slang) Ill-mannered, crude.

His manner was at best off-hand, at worst totally ignorant .

(obsolete) unknown; undiscovered

* Shakespeare

ignorant concealment

* Shakespeare

Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed?

Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.

* Shakespeare

His shipping, / Poor ignorant baubles! — on our terrible seas, / Like eggshells moved.

Synonyms

* See also

Derived terms

* ignorantly

ignore

English

Verb

(ignor)

To deliberately pay no attention to.

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(obsolete) Fail to notice.

Synonyms

* misheed * neglect * turn a blind eye * unmind * unheed

Antonyms

* notice * recognize * watch

Derived terms

* ignorable

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