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to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual, or mysterious: Throughout history, people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Making people excited and interested. absorbed.
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Alternative forms
1. entrigue
Etymology
Borrowed from French intrigue, from Italian intricare, from Latin intrīcō (“I entangle, perplex, embarrass”). Doublet of intricate.
Pronunciation
1. (noun) enPR: ĭn'trēg, IPA(key): /ˈɪntɹiːɡ/ 2. (verb) enPR: ĭntrēg', IPA(key): /ɪnˈtɹiːɡ/ 3. Rhymes: -iːɡ
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tʁiɡ/
Etymology 1
Deverbal from intriguer.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemmaform.
Verb
intrigue 1. inflection of intrigar: 1.1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive 1.2. third-person singular imperative
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb intrigue, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun intrigue, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
an illicit or secret love affair. intriguingly (adv.), intriguer (n.) The meaning of intrigue. Definition of intrigue. English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels.
An older term for the plot of a play or story, or for its most complicated portion. In another sense closer to modern usage, the term may also refer to the secret scheme (‘plot’ in the other sense, as conspiracy) that one character or group of characters devises in order to outwit others.
Definition of intrigue verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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