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Meaning of intrigue in English
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈtriɡ/
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Verb
intrigue
Etymology
early 17th century (in the sense ‘deceive, cheat’): from French intrigue‘plot’, intriguer‘to tangle, to plot’, via Italian from Latin intricare (see intricate). intrigue (sense 1 of the verb), which was influenced by a later French sense ‘to puzzle, make curious’, arose in the late 19th century
Definitions
1.
cause to be interested or curious
2.
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner
Noun
intrigue
Definitions
1.
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
2.
a clandestine love affair