intervistare
Intervistare is an Italian transitive verb meaning to conduct an interview or to question someone in a formal or recorded conversation. It is commonly used in journalism, research, media, and human resources, where the action centers on asking questions to gather information, opinions, or testimonies from an interviewee. The noun form is intervista (an interview); the person who conducts interviews is called an intervistatore (male) or intervistatrice (female), and the person being interviewed is an intervistato (male) or intervistata (female). The phrase fare un'intervista is a common synonym for intervistare.
Etymology and usage: intervistare derives from the concept of an encounter or meeting related to the act
Conjugation: intervistare is a regular -are verb. Present tense forms include io intervisto, tu intervisti, lui/lei
Notes: intervistare is used with a direct object (“intervistare una persona,” “intervistare un esperto”) and with