ingannare — meaning in English

English meaning

• abuse noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
• beguile verb To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
• deceive verb To trick or mislead someone into believing something false.
• delude verb To make someone believe something untrue, often about themselves or their situation.
• fool noun A person who acts or thinks without good sense or judgment.
• fox noun A small, wild, dog-like mammal known for its pointed snout, bushy tail, and cunning reputation.
• guile noun Clever, often sly or dishonest, cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
• have verb To own or possess something.
• hoodwink verb To cover someone's eyes, as with a hood, so they cannot see.
• mislead verb To cause someone to believe something untrue, whether on purpose or by accident.

Senses

ingannare is used for these senses in English:

• abuse (transitive) To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to use improperly; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert [from around 1350 to 1470.]
• beguile (transitive) To deceive or delude (using guile).
• deceive (transitive) To trick or mislead.
• delude (transitive) To deceive into believing something which is false; to lead into error; to dupe.
• fool (archaic) To make a fool of; to make act the fool.
• fox (transitive) To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.
• guile To deceive, beguile, bewile.
• have (informal, often passive, transitive) To trick, to deceive.

abuse — full definition

1. noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
2. noun The wrong or harmful use of something, such as power, drugs, or a position of trust.
3. verb To treat someone cruelly or violently.
4. verb To use something improperly or excessively, especially drugs or alcohol.

beguile — full definition

1. verb To trick someone cleverly, using charm or cunning.
2. verb To attract and delight someone completely.
3. verb To make time seem to go by fast through an enjoyable distraction.

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