ignōro — Lewis & Short
ignōro, āvi, ātum, 1 (old form of
I 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.
(a) 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.—
(b) With acc. and inf.:
quis ignorabat, Q. Pompeium fecisse foedus, eādem in causā esse Mancinum?Cic. Rep. 3, 18;
Quint. prooem. § 1: neque ignoro, toto illo tempore vix tantum effici, quantum, etc.,id. 1, 1, 17; 2, 4, 38; 3, 6, 78; cf.:
neque illud ignoro, in iisdem fere esse et ornatum,id. 8, 6, 3.—
(g) 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.—*
(d) With de:
ignorat etiam de filio,Cic. Att. 8, 14, 3.—(e) With quin:
quis ignorat quin, etc.,Cic. Fl. 27, 64; Quint. 12, 7, 8; Sulp. Sev. Dial. 1, 3, 8. —(z) 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.—(h) With inf. (very rare):
laetitiae causas ignorat dicere miles, Laetaturque tamen,Claud. Nupt. Hon. 186. —
II 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.