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Investigate vs Ignore - What's the difference?

investigate | ignore |

As verbs the difference between investigate and ignore

is that investigate is to inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information while ignore is .

investigate

English

Verb

(investigat)
  • To inquire into or study in order to ascertain facts or information.
    • to investigate the causes of natural phenomena
  • To examine, look into, or scrutinize in order to discover something hidden or secret.
    • to investigate an unsolved murder
  • To conduct an inquiry or examination.
  • * 1903 , , "The Shadow and the Flash,"
    • "Why don't you investigate'?" he demanded. And ' investigate I did.

    Synonyms

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    Related terms

    (Terms related to "investigate") * investigability * investigable * investigation * investigational * investigative * investigator * investigatory

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    ignore

    English

    Verb

    (ignor)
  • To deliberately pay no attention to.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Mark Tran
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=1, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Denied an education by war , passage=One particularly damaging, but often ignored , effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools
  • (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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