Elide vs. Ignore — What's the Difference?

To omit or slur over (a syllable, for example) in pronunciation.

To refuse to pay attention to; disregard.

To strike out (something written).

To deliberately not listen or pay attention to.

To eliminate or leave out of consideration.

To pretend to not notice someone or something.

To cut short; abridge.

(obsolete) Fail to notice.

To leave out or omit (something).

(obsolete) Not to know.

(linguistics) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable.

To be ignorant of or not acquainted with.

To conflate; to smear together; to blur the distinction between.

To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; - said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for lack of evidence. See Ignoramus.

To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the force of an argument.

Hence: To refuse to take notice of; to shut the eyes to; not to recognize; to disregard willfully and causelessly; as, to ignore certain facts; to ignore the presence of an objectionable person.

To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the final one; to subject to elision.

Refuse to acknowledge;

Leave or strike out;

Bar from attention or consideration;

Fail to notice

Give little or no attention to;

Be ignorant of or in the dark about