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to intrigue

to intrigue

143 5.1
To make someone curious or interested
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈtriɡ/
translation icon : intrigar
  • I have always been intrigued by my wish to know as much as possible.
  • intrigued by the idea
  • intrigued by the possibility
  • intrigued by the topic

So find something that intrigues you, then engage with it.

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Examples

  • So find something that intrigues you, then engage with it.

    Tom Bilyeu

  • As a student at Grinnell and Berkeley, he grew intrigued by the chemistry of living things.

  • - It's starting to intrigue me.

    Unbreakable (2000)

  • And so I was, you know, intrigued to be asking.

    Stanford

  • And, and so I, I was intrigued, but nothing really came of that.

    Stanford

  • But I was always intrigued by just people like that.

    STEPHANIE TOMS

  • Their students were intrigued by the study of a civilization of people who looked like them.

    Academic text (2013)

  • One learning commons space that intrigued me was Chelmsford High Library in Massachusetts.

    Academic text (2013)

  • The questions of the origin and age of Buffalo Beats have intrigued botanists for years.

    Academic text (1991)

  • The documentary about ancient Egypt really intrigued me with its fascinating details.

Synonyms

to attract
vsto intrigue
991 1.9

Make people notice or want something

is narrower, specifically aiming to arouse curiosity and fascination
to fascinate
vsto intrigue
238 3.4

To attract and hold someone's strong interest or attention

is milder, often starting interest rather than holding it intensely
to interest
vsto intrigue
206 1.0

To make someone want to know more about something

aims for stronger fascination rather than only drawing initial notice
to mesmerize
vsto intrigue
  • US
39 6.4

To hold someone's full attention as if by magic

is about prompting curiosity and interest rather than hypnotic hold
to pique
vsto intrigue
26 4.7

To make someone want to know more

is stronger, creating deeper fascination beyond the first curiosity
to enthrall
vsto intrigue
20 6.8

To hold someone's full attention by being very interesting

tends to be less overpowering, focusing on arousing interest first
to captivate
vsto intrigue
19 4.2

To attract and hold someone's full attention

is more about arousing initial curiosity than full enchantment
to enchant
vsto intrigue
17 4.8

To make someone feel very pleased and amazed as if by magic

focuses more on arousing intellectual curiosity than enchanting delight
to arouse curiosity
vsto intrigue
3.4

To make someone want to know more

goes further to create lasting fascination, not just a spark of curiosity
to arouse interest
vsto intrigue
3.8

To make someone feel curious about something and want to know more

adds a stronger element of fascination rather than mere attention
to enthral
vsto intrigue
  • US
7.2

Hold someone's attention completely and make them feel very interested

starts with stirring curiosity rather than immediately fixing total attention

Antonyms

to bore
15 1.4

To make someone feel tired or not interested by being dull when you speak

How Interesting

to fascinate
238 3.4
to captivate
19 4.2
to enchant
17 4.8
to intrigue
143 5.1
to interest
206 1.0

Surface Forms

intrigue infinitive
intrigued past
intrigued past participle
intriguing present participle
intrigues third person singular

Etymology

Intrigue comes from an old word intricare meaning 'to tangle' and is related to the familiar word intricate. When something is tangled or complex it grabs your attention, so to intrigue someone is to fascinate or make them curious.