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ingannare

to deceive

verb een-gahn-NAH-reh Rare
Mind & Emotions Attitudes

Origin: From Latin ingannare, to trick.

Also means

to cheat

Usage Note

Ingannare means to deliberately mislead someone; it is stronger than sbagliare (to make a mistake). The related noun l'inganno means 'deception' or 'trick'. Use ingannare for intentional deceit: mi hai ingannato means 'you deceived me', not 'you were mistaken.'

Examples

"Non cercare di ingannarmi ancora."

Natural Translation

Don't try to deceive me again.

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