incantare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /in.kanˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: in‧can‧tà‧re

Etymology 1

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From Latin incantāre.

Verb

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incantàre (first-person singular present incànto, first-person singular past historic incantài, past participle incantàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to enchant, bewitch, beguile, spellbind
  2. to charm; to romantically attract
  3. (figurative, by extension) seduce by flattery, promises, obsequiousness, etc.
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Etymology 2

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From incanto (auction) +‎ -are.

Verb

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incantàre (first-person singular present incànto, first-person singular past historic incantài, past participle incantàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (archaic, transitive) to auction
    Synonyms: mettere all'incanto, mettere all'asta
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Latin

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Verb

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incantāre

  1. inflection of incantō:
    1. present active infinitive
    2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative