Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - intrigue
Intrigue
intrigue
v. & n. --v. (intrigues, intrigued, intriguing) 1 intr. (foll. by with) a carry on an underhand plot. b use secret influence. 2 tr. arouse the curiosity of; fascinate. --n. 1 an underhand plot or plotting. 2 archaic a secret love affair. Derivatives intriguer n. intriguing adj. (esp. in sense 2 of v.). intriguingly adv. Etymology: F intrigue (n.), intriguer (v.) f. It. intrigo, intrigare f. L (as INTRICATE)
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I. noun Etymology: French intricate affair, from Italian intrigo, from intrigare to entangle, from Latin intricare Date: 1609 1. a secret scheme ; machination, the practice of engaging in ~s, a clandestine love affair, see: plot II. verb (~d; intriguing) Date: 1612 transitive verb cheat, trick, to accomplish by ~ , entangle, to arouse the interest, desire, or curiosity of , intransitive verb to carry on an ~, ~r noun ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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