tune out

verb

Etymology: From tune + out.

1. To stop paying attention to; to ignore; to zone out.

   “I have a hard time tuning out a television that is on.”

   “Ants are everywhere, in such abundance that we tune them out like we tune out traffic noise.”

2. To change the channel or frequency away from.

   “I was tired of talk radio so I tuned out of that station and tuned into one playing all music.”