snub
v.v. to ignore someone on purpose or treat them as if they are not important. You might do this because you are angry with them or think you are better than they are.
v. to treat with disdain or contempt by ignoring or rebuffing. Transitive — requires a direct object, which is typically a person, group, or formal invitation.
She felt hurt when her old friends began to snub her.
The director chose to snub the awards ceremony after his film was overlooked for the top prize.
In the rigid social hierarchy of the nineteenth century, a public snub could effectively end a person's career or standing within the community.
From Middle English snubben (also snibben), from Old Norse snubba (“to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove”), which, like the source of English snip, is probably imitative in some manner. Cognate with Danish snibbe, dialectal Swedish snebba.
From Middle English snubben, snobben (“to sob”). Compare Dutch snuiven (“to snort, to pant”), German schnauben, German dialect schnupfen (“to sob”), and English snuff (transitive verb).
The verb is transitive and takes a direct object.