intrigare — meaning in English
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English meaning
- allure noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
- contrive verb To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
- entangle verb To tangle up; to twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated.
- intrigue noun A secret plot or scheme, often involving deception.
- plot noun The sequence of events that make up a story, especially the way they are connected.
- stymie noun A situation where an opponent's ball is directly in the way of one's own ball and the hole, on the putting green (abolished 1952).
Senses
intrigare is used for these senses in English:
- allure (transitive) To entice; to attract.
- entangle (transitive) To involve in difficulties or embarrassments; to embarrass, puzzle, or distract by adverse or perplexing circumstances, interests, demands, etc.; to hamper; to bewilder.
- plot (transitive, intransitive) To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
- stymie To thwart or stump; to cause to fail or to leave hopelessly puzzled, confused, or stuck.
allure — full definition
- noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
- verb To attract or tempt someone strongly.
contrive — full definition
- verb To invent by an exercise of ingeniosity; to devise
- verb To invent, to make devices; to form designs especially by improvisation.
- verb To project, cast, or set forth, as in a projection of light.
- verb To spend (time, or a period).