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intriguing

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in·trigue

   [v. in-treeg; n. in-treeg, in-treeg] verb, -trigued, -tri·guing, noun
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.
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6.
Obsolete. to trick or cheat.
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verb (used without object)
7.
to plot craftily or underhandedly.
8.
to carry on a secret or illicit love affair.

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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.
Origin:
1640–50; < French intriguer < Italian intrigare < Latin intrīcāre to entangle; see intricate

Related forms
in·tri·guer, noun
in·tri·guing·ly, adverb
out·in·trigue, verb (used with object), -trigued, -tri·guing.
un·in·trigued, adjective
un·in·tri·guing, adjective

Synonyms
1. interest, attract, fascinate. 7. manipulate. 9, 10. manipulation. 10. See conspiracy.

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intriguing (ɪnˈtriːɡɪŋ)
 
—adj
arousing great interest or curiosity: an intriguing mystery
 
intriguingly
 
—adv

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intrigue
1610s, "to trick, deceive, cheat," from Fr. intriguer, from It. intrigare "to plot, meddle," from L. intricare "entangle" (see intricate). Meaning "to plot or scheme" first recorded 1714; that of "to excite curiosity" is from 1894. The noun is from 1640s.
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intriguing
1680s, "plotting, scheming," from intrigue. Meaning "exciting curiosity" is from 1909.
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