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Word: Intrigue
Speech Type: Verb
early 17th century (in the sense ‘deceive, cheat’): from French intrigue ‘plot’, intriguer ‘to tangle, to plot’, via Italian from Latin intricare (see intricate). intrigue (sense 1 of the verb), which was influenced by a later French sense ‘to puzzle, make curious’, arose in the late 19th century
ɪnˈtriːɡ
arouse the curiosity or interest of; fascinate
Short Definition:arouse curiosity of
Examples:- I was intrigued by your question
make secret plans to do something illicit or detrimental to someone
Short Definition:plot to do something
Examples:- Henry and Louis intrigued with the local nobles
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