put sth aside
(IGNORE) — phrasal verb with put /pʊt/ verb (present tense putting, past tense and past participle put)Definition
C2 If you put a disagreement or problem aside, you ignore it temporarily so that it does not prevent you doing what you want to do: Let's put our differences aside and make a fresh start. Can we put that question aside for now, and come back to it later?Neglecting and ignoringNot paying attentionTreating as unimportant
(Definition of put sth aside (IGNORE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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