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Antonyms for shut eyes to
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : aɪ |
Definition of shut eyes to
Origin :- c.1200, from Old English ege (Mercian), eage (West Saxon), from Proto-Germanic *augon (cf. Old Saxon aga, Old Frisian age, Old Norse auga, Swedish öga, Danish øie, Middle Dutch oghe, Dutch oog, Old High German ouga, German Auge, Gothic augo "eye"), from PIE *okw- "to see" (cf. Sanskrit akshi "the eye, the number two," Greek opsis "a sight," Old Church Slavonic oko, Lithuanian akis, Latin oculus, Greek okkos, Tocharian ak, ek, Armenian akn).
- Until late 14c. the plural was in -an, hence modern dialectal plural een, ene. The eye of a needle was in Old English; to see eye to eye is from Isa. lii:8. Eye contact attested by 1965. Eye-opener "anything that informs and enlightens" is from 1863. Have an eye on "keep under supervision" is attested from early 15c.
- As in sneeze at : verb disregard
- As in disregard : verb ignore; make light of
- As in ignore : verb disregard on purpose
Synonyms for shut eyes to
- avoid
- be oblivious to
- blink
- blink at
- brush aside
- brush away
- brush off
- bury one's head in sand
- cold-shoulder
- contemn
- despise
- discount
- disdain
- disobey
- disparage
- evade
- fail
- forget
- have no use for
- laugh off
- leave out of account
- let go
- let it go
- let off easy
- let pass
- live with
- look the other way
- miss
- neglect
- omit
- overlook
- overpass
- pass over
- pay no attention to
- pay no heed to
- pay no mind
- pooh-pooh
- reject
- scorn
- shut eyes to
- slight
- snub
- take lightly
- take no notice
- take no notice of
- tune out
- turn a blind eye
- turn a deaf ear
- turn back on
- turn blind eye
- turn deaf ear
- vilipend
- wink
- wink at
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