v.
/
ɪnˈtriːg/
(intrigues, intriguing, intrigued)
- arouse the curiosity or interest of.
- plot something illicit or harmful.
n.
/
ɪnˈtriːg,
ˈɪn-/
- the plotting of something illicit or harmful.
▸a secret love affair.
- a mysterious or fascinating quality.
Derivative
- intriguer n.
- intriguing adj.
- intriguingly adv.
Etymology
C17: from Fr. intrigue ‘plot’, intriguer ‘to tangle, to plot’, via Ital. from L. intricare (see intricate).