(v. a.P. a.) : ignōro, āvi, ātum, 1 (old form of
* Inf. pres. pass. ignorarier, Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 38), v. a. and n. ignarus, not to know (a person or thing), to have no knowledge of, to be unacquainted with, to be ignorant of, to mistake, misunderstand (a person or thing—class.; cf. nescio).—Constr. with acc., with acc. and inf., or rel. clause, with de, quin, or absol.
* With acc.: siquidem istius regis (Anci) matrem habemus, ignoramus patrem,Cic. Rep. 2, 18: erras si id credis et me ignoras, Clinia,do not know me, mistake me,Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 52: isti te ignorabant,id. Eun. 5, 8, 59; cf.: qui illum ignorabant,Cic. Ac. 2, 2, 4: et illum et me vehementer ignoras,id. Rab. Post. 12, 33; Just. 13, 2, 11; Liv. 26, 12: cum exercitu tirone, ignoto adhuc duci suo ignorantique ducem,id. 21, 43, 14; cf. § 18: illi iniqui jus ignorant,Plaut. Am. prol. 37: si haec ignoremus, multa nobis et magna ignoranda sint,Cic. Rep. 1, 13: istam voluptatem Epicurus ignorat?id. Fin. 2, 3, 7: quod tu quidem minime omnium ignoras,id. Or. 68, 227: ignoro causam (belli), detestor exitum,id. Phil. 8, 2, 7 fin.: Juppiter, ignoro pristina furta tua,Prop. 2, 2, 4: motus astrorum,Juv. 3, 43.—In pass., not to be known or recognized: ignoratur parens,Ter. Phorm. 2, 3, 10: fugitive, etiam nunc credis, te ignorarier?id. ib. 5, 7, 38: sciscitantes quisnam esset, nam ignorabatur,Suet. Vit. 17: ignoratus Romanos palantes repente aggreditur,unknown, undiscovered,Sall. J. 54, 9; cf.: servili habitu per tenebras ignoratus evasit,Tac. H. 4, 36; 3, 23; 74: haec omnia ignorari possunt,Quint. 3, 5, 6; Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 18: Archimedis ignoratum a Syracusanis indagavi sepulcrum,Cic. Tusc. 5, 23, 64: Cn. Octavii eloquentia, quae fuerat ante consulatum ignorata,id. Brut. 47, 176: aut ignoratae premit artis crimine turpi,Hor. A. P. 262.— Hence, to be changed, disguised: pallam illam ad phrygionem ut referas, ut reconcinnetur.... Men. Hercle; eādem ea ignorabitur, ne uxor cognoscat te habere,Plaut. Men. 2, 3, 74: non esse eam dices faxo: ita ignorabitur,id. ib. 3, 2, 3.
* To take no notice of, pay no attention to, ignore, disregard (rare): mille modis amor ignorandust,Plaut. Trin. 2, 1, 30: quorum ego nec benevolentiam erga me ignorare, nec auctoritatem aspernare debeam,Cic. Rosc. Am. 1, 4: haec tamen ignorat quid sidus triste minetur Saturni,Juv. 6, 569.—Hence, ignōrans, antis, P. a., not knowing, unaware, ignorant of a thing (very rare): ille, eventus belli non ignorans,Caes. B. G. 6, 42, 1.—Adv.: ignō-ranter, ignorantly: ignoranter vel simpliciter non faciunt, quod, etc.,Cypr. Ep. 63.
* With rel. or interrog.-clause: cum id quam vere fiat ignores,Cic. Lael. 26, 97: ignorante rege, uter eorum esset Orestes,id. ib. 7, 24: ipsa vero sapientia, si se ignorabit, sapientia sit necne, etc.,id. Ac. 2, 8, 24: non ignoro, quanti ejus nomen putetis,id. N. D. 3, 31, 78: non ignorans, quanta ex dissensionibus incommoda oriri consuessent,Caes. B. G. 7, 33, 1: quid optandum foret ignorasse,Juv. 10, 103.—*
* With de: ignorat etiam de filio,Cic. Att. 8, 14, 3.—(ε) With quin: quis ignorat quin, etc.,Cic. Fl. 27, 64; Quint. 12, 7, 8; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 3, 8. —(ζ) Absol.: an vero vos soli ignoratis? vos hospites in hac urbe versamini,Cic. Mil. 12, 33; Quint. 9, 4, 119: cur ego, si nequeo ignoroque, poëta salutor?Hor. A. P. 87: ita nunc ignorans suo sibi servit patri,Plaut. Capt. prol. 50.—(η) With inf. (very rare): laetitiae causas ignorat dicere miles, Laetaturque tamen,Claud. Nupt. Hon. 186.

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