Meaning
to hypnotize, mesmerize
- to put someone into a hypnotic state
- to fascinate or hold someone's attention completely
In a sentence
Il terapeuta ha cercato di ipnotizzare il paziente per curare l'ansia.
The therapist tried to hypnotize the patient to treat anxiety.
Il pubblico sembrava ipnotizzato dalla voce straordinaria della cantante.
The audience seemed mesmerized by the singer's extraordinary voice.
Lo spettacolo visivo non riesce a ipnotizzare tutti gli spettatori.
The visual show doesn't manage to mesmerize all the spectators.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ipnotizzare | infinitive |
| ipnotizzo | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| ipnotizzi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ipnotizza | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ipnotizziamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| ipnotizzate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ipnotizzavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ipnotizzavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ipnotizzavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ipnotizzavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ipnotizzai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| ipnotizzasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| ipnotizzammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| ipnotizzaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| ipnotizzerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| ipnotizzerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| ipnotizzeremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| ipnotizzerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzeranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| ipnotizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| ipnotizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ipnotizziamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| ipnotizziate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ipnotizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| ipnotizzassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| ipnotizzassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| ipnotizzaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| ipnotizzerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| ipnotizzeresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| ipnotizzeremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| ipnotizzereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| ipnotizza | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| ipnotizziamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| ipnotizzate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| ipnotizzando | gerund |
| ipnotizzato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Often used figuratively to mean captivate or mesmerize.