Ignore and Suppress

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Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

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Suppress and ignore are semantically related in cover up topic. In some cases you can use "Suppress" instead a verb "Ignore".

Nearby Words: ignorance, ignoring

Suppress verb - To keep from being publicly known.

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Ignore and suppress are semantically related in cover up topic. Sometimes you can use "Ignore" instead a verb "Suppress".

part	ignore part	suppress part
effect	ignore effect	suppress effect
pain	ignore pain	suppress pain
evidence	ignore evidence	suppress evidence
Other words: everyone, feelings, powers, enemies.

People already held end-of-the-year festivities centuries before Christ's birth and the Church simply adapted Jesus' birth to that date because these pagan festivities, like Saturnalia (Roman Winter Solistice) were too popular to simply ignore or suppress.

Source: "Weird Al" Effect
Prior to the New 52 reboot, Raven had recently made the decision not to ignore or suppress her feelings any longer and to embrace the future with Beast Boy.

Source: Opposites Attract
In World War Z, a good deal of the entire world (except Israel) seems to have become complete idiots for large portions of the book, by burying their heads in the sand and trying to ignore/suppress the zombie problem until it was too late.

Source: Idiot Ball / Literature

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