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Ignore vs Omit - What's the difference?

ignore | omit |

As verbs the difference between ignore and omit

is that ignore is to deliberately pay no attention to while omit is to leave out or exclude.

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

    Related terms

    * ignorance * ignorant

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    omit

    English

    Verb

    (omitt)
  • To leave out or exclude.
  • To fail to perform.
  • (rare) To neglect or take no notice of.

    • Anagrams

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