to refrain from noticing or recognizing

to ignore insulting remarks.

Law . (of a grand jury) to reject (a bill of indictment), as on the grounds of insufficient evidence.

verb

acknowledge , heed , look at , note , notice , pay attention , recognize , regard , take notice

verb

avoid , be oblivious to , blink , brush off * , bury one’s head in sand , cold-shoulder * , discount , disdain , evade , fail , forget , let it go , neglect , omit , overlook , overpass , pass over , pay no attention to , pay no mind , pooh-pooh * , reject , scorn , shut eyes to , slight , take no notice , tune out , turn back on , turn blind eye , turn deaf earnotes:ignore is properly used of things that are present in our surroundings; but for things like rules , conventions , stipulations , contracts , the right word is disregard , disregard , connive at , wink at , bypass , circumvent , connive , elide , look the other way , pretermit , snub