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Inherited from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin ingannāre (attested in a gloss), from Latin ganniō. First attested in the 12th century. Compare Occitan enganar, Spanish engañar, Old French engignier.
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enganyar (first-person singular present enganyo, first-person singular preterite enganyí, past participle enganyat)
- to deceive, to fool, to mislead
- Synonym: decebre
- (reflexive) to make a mistake, to be wrong
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