intrigue

[ verb in-treeg; noun in-treeg, in-treeg ]

/ verb ɪnˈtrig; noun ɪnˈtrig, ˈɪn trig /

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verb (used with object), in·trigued, in·tri·guing.

to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.

to achieve or earn by appealing to another's curiosity, fancy, or interest: to intrigue one's way into another's notice.

to draw or capture: Her interest was intrigued by the strange symbol.

to accomplish or force by crafty plotting or underhand machinations.

Obsolete. to entangle.

Obsolete. to trick or cheat.

verb (used without object), in·trigued, in·tri·guing.

to plot craftily or underhandedly.

to carry on a secret or illicit love affair.

noun

the use of underhand machinations or deceitful stratagems.

such a machination or stratagem or a series of them; a plot or crafty dealing: political intrigues.

a secret or illicit love affair.

the series of complications forming the plot of a play.

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Origin of intrigue

1640–50; < French intriguer < Italian intrigare < Latin intrīcāre to entangle; see intricate

SYNONYMS FOR intrigue

1 interest, attract, fascinate.

7 manipulate.

9, 10 manipulation.

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10. See conspiracy.

OTHER WORDS FROM intrigue

in·tri·guer, nounin·tri·guing·ly, adverbout·in·trigue, verb (used with object), out·in·trigued, out·in·tri·guing.un·in·trigued, adjective

un·in·tri·guing, adjective

Words nearby intrigue

intrenching tool, intrepid, intricacy, intricate, intrigant, intrigue, intriguing, intrinsic, intrinsic factor, intrinsic parity, intrinsic reflex

Example sentences from the Web for intrigued

The apparent leader of this girl gang Lady, says, “You look angry, and I am intrigued.”
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Curry was intrigued and, unlike the other filmmakers VanDyke consulted, he had time to take on a major project.
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Gillespie finds true romance in reasoning, and he was intrigued.
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People are so intrigued by this idea of the same boy actually growing up on screen—which is a classic Rick [Linklater] idea.
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The young idlers of rich Palermo intrigued to be introduced to her and threw enormous nosegays to her at the end of every act.
Corleone|F. Marion Crawford
The manner of Trafford's escape from the thing that intrigued him has been severely criticised.
H. G. Wells|J. D. Beresford
Kit was intrigued by the hint of romantic adventure, but Austin stopped and got up, for Olivia advanced.
Kit Musgrave's Luck|Harold Bindloss
There, where courtiers had intrigued and flattered, crows held conference.
Far to Seek|Maud Diver
O'Connell denounced the Whigs, but intrigued to keep them in power, or help them to obtain it.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan

British Dictionary definitions for intrigued

intrigue

verb (ɪnˈtriːɡ) -trigues, -triguing or -trigued

(tr) to make interested or curiousI'm intrigued by this case, Watson

(intr) to make secret plots or employ underhand methods; conspire

(intr often foll by with) to carry on a clandestine love affair

noun (ɪnˈtriːɡ, ˈɪntriːɡ)

the act or an instance of secret plotting, etc

a clandestine love affair

the quality of arousing interest or curiosity; beguilement

Derived forms of intrigue

intriguer, noun

Word Origin for intrigue

C17: from French intriguer, from Italian intrigare, from Latin intrīcāre; see intricate

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verb (used without object), in·trigued, in·tri·guing.

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verb (ɪnˈtriːɡ) -trigues, -triguing or -trigued

noun (ɪnˈtriːɡ, ˈɪntriːɡ)

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verb (ɪnˈtriːɡ) -trigues, -triguing or -trigued

noun (ɪnˈtriːɡ, ˈɪntriːɡ)

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