intrigue

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Related terms 1.5 References

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[edit] Pronunciation

• (noun) enPR: ĭn'trēg, IPA: /ˈɪntriːɡ/, SAMPA: /"Intri:g/
• (verb) enPR: ĭntrēg', IPA: /ɪnˈtriːɡ/, SAMPA: /In"tri:g/

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intrigue (plural intrigues)

1. A complicated or clandestine plot or scheme intended to effect some purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.
2. The plot of a play, poem or romance; the series of complications in which a writer involves his imaginary characters.
3. Clandestine intercourse between persons; illicit intimacy; a liaison.

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to intrigue (third-person singular simple present intrigues, present participle intriguing, simple past and past participle intrigued)

1. (intransitive) To conceive or carry out a secret plan intended to harm; to form a plot or scheme.
2. (transitive) To arouse the interest of; to fascinate.
3. (intransitive) To have clandestine or illicit intercourse.

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• intriguer
• intriguery
• intriguing
• intriguingly

[edit] References

• intrigue in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• intrigue in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913