intrigare — meaning in English

English meaning

• allure noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
• contrive verb To plan or invent something using skill and cleverness.
• entangle verb To twist or wind things together so tightly that they become hard to separate.
• 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 The situation, on the putting green, in which an opponent's ball lies directly between one's ball and the hole (a rule abolished in 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

1. noun A powerful, attractive charm or appeal that draws people in.
2. verb To attract or tempt someone strongly.

contrive — full definition

1. verb To plan or invent something using skill and cleverness.
2. verb To make something up as you go, often working out the details through improvisation.
3. verb (dated) To throw out or cast, as light is thrown from its source.
4. verb (dated) To pass or spend a period of time.

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