English dictionary
intrigue
/I/n'tr/i/g/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
Synonyms machinationSource: WordNet 3.0
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a clandestine love affair
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Intricacy; complication.
Source: webster1913
verb
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cause to be interested or curious
Synonyms fascinateSource: WordNet 3.0
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form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a purpose by secret artifice.
Source: webster1913
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To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate; to embarrass.
Source: webster1913