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==Origin==
1640–50; < F intriguer < It intrigare < L intrīcāre to entangle; see intricate
==Verb (used with object)==
*1. 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.
*2. to achieve or earn by appealing to another's curiosity, fancy, or interest: to intrigue one's way into another's notice.
*3. to draw or capture: Her interest was intrigued by the strange symbol.
*4. to accomplish or force by crafty plotting or underhand machinations.
*5. Obsolete. to entangle.
*6. Obsolete. to trick or cheat.
==Verb (used without object)==
*7. to plot craftily or underhandedly.
*8. to carry on a secret or illicit love affair.
==Noun==
*9. the use of underhand machinations or deceitful stratagems.
*10. such a machination or stratagem or a series of them; a plot or crafty dealing: political intrigues.
*11. a secret or illicit love affair.
*12. the series of complications forming the plot of a play.
==Synonyms==
1. interest, attract, fascinate. 7. manipulate. 9, 10. manipulation. 10. See conspiracy.
[[Category: General Reference]]
==Origin==
1640–50; < F intriguer < It intrigare < L intrīcāre to entangle; see intricate
==Verb (used with object)==
*1. 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.
*2. to achieve or earn by appealing to another's curiosity, fancy, or interest: to intrigue one's way into another's notice.
*3. to draw or capture: Her interest was intrigued by the strange symbol.
*4. to accomplish or force by crafty plotting or underhand machinations.
*5. Obsolete. to entangle.
*6. Obsolete. to trick or cheat.
==Verb (used without object)==
*7. to plot craftily or underhandedly.
*8. to carry on a secret or illicit love affair.
==Noun==
*9. the use of underhand machinations or deceitful stratagems.
*10. such a machination or stratagem or a series of them; a plot or crafty dealing: political intrigues.
*11. a secret or illicit love affair.
*12. the series of complications forming the plot of a play.
==Synonyms==
1. interest, attract, fascinate. 7. manipulate. 9, 10. manipulation. 10. See conspiracy.
[[Category: General Reference]]