Meaning
smear, besmirch; muddy
- To damage someone's reputation, honor, or good name
- To cover or soil with mud
In a sentence
Hanno diffuso notizie false per infangare la reputazione del candidato.
They spread fake news to smear the candidate's reputation.
L'auto è passata veloce nella pozzanghera, infangandomi le scarpe.
The car sped through the puddle, muddying my shoes.
Non permetterò a nessuno di infangare il nome della mia famiglia.
I will not let anyone besmirch my family's name.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| infangare | infinitive |
| infango | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| infanghi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infanga | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infanghiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| infangate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infangano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infangavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| infangavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| infangava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| infangavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| infangavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| infangavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| infangai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| infangasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| infangò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| infangammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| infangaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| infangarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| infangherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| infangherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| infangherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| infangheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| infangherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| infangheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| infanghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| infanghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infanghi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infanghiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| infanghiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infanghino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infangassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| infangassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| infangasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| infangassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| infangaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| infangassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| infangherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| infangheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| infangherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| infangheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| infanghereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| infangherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| infanga | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| infanghiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| infangate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| infangando | gerund |
| infangato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Figuratively synonymous with 'calunniare' or 'denigrare'.
- Spelling note: maintains the hard /ɡ/ by adding 'h' before 'e' and 'i' ('infanghi', 'infangherò').