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.

to achieve or earn by appealing to another's curiosity, fancy, or interest

to intrigue one's way into another's notice.

to draw or capture

Her interest was intrigued by the strange symbol.

to accomplish or force by crafty plotting or underhand machinations.

Obsolete . to entangle.

Obsolete . to trick or cheat.

to plot craftily or underhandedly.

to carry on a secret or illicit love affair.

the use of underhand machinations or deceitful stratagems.

such a machination or stratagem or a series of them; a plot or crafty dealing

political intrigues.

a secret or illicit love affair.

the series of complications forming the plot of a play.

verb

bore , forget , neglect

noun

artifice , cabal , chicanery , collusion , complication , conspiracy , contrivance , deal , design , dodge , double-dealing * , fix , frame-up , fraud , game , graft , hookup , little game , machination , maneuver , manipulation , plan , plot , ruse , stratagem , trickery , wile , affair , amour , attachment , case , flirtation , infatuation , interlude , intimacy , liaison , romance , connivance , scheme , amour (illicitlove affair) , coup , subtlety

verb

appeal , attract , bait , captivate , charm , con , delight , draw , enchant , entertain , excite , fascinate , grab , hook , interest , lead on , mousetrap , pique , please , pull , rivet , tickle , titillate , tout , angle , be in cahoots , cogitate , collude , connive , conspire , contrive , cook up * , devise , finagle , frame up , machinate , maneuver , operate , plan , promote , scheme , set up * , work hand in glove , absorb , affair , allure , amour , artifice , cabal , conspiracy , design , liaison , machination , plot , puzzle , romance