English

Pronunciation
(noun) AHD|ĭn'tr�g, IPA|/�ɪntri�ɡ/, SAMPA|/"Intri:g/
(verb) AHD|ĭntr�g', IPA|/ɪn�tri�ɡ/, SAMPA|/In"tri:g/

Noun
en-noun

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.

Translations

German: Intrige f
mid

Verb
en-verb|intrigu|ing

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.

Translations
trans-top|plan
German: intrigieren
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Related terms
intriguer
intriguery
intriguing
intriguingly

References
R:Century 1911
R:Webster 1913

Category:English heteronyms

fr:intrigue
io:intrigue
it:intrigue
ru:intrigue
fi:intrigue
te:intrigue
vi:intrigue
tr:intrigue
zh:intrigue

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