Ignore and Recognize

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Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

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Recognize is an antonym for ignore in topics: pay no attention to, disregard on purpose.

Nearby Words: ignorance, ignoring

Recognize verb - To have a clear idea of.

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Ignore is an antonym for recognize in topics: acknowledge, identify.

person	ignore person	recognize person
character	ignore character	recognize character
people	ignore people	recognize people
parts	ignore parts	recognize parts
Other words: time, fact, way, characters, existence, feelings, humans, signs.

Nick Fury: I recognize the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I've elected to ignore it.

Source: Large Ham / Film
As he is an angel, which is sort of hard to ignore, they do recognize that he has some superhuman abilities, which he uses to become a faith healer.

Source: Forgot the Call
Fury: I recognize the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I've elected to ignore it!

Source: Sophisticated as Hell

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