nnoun.cognitiona crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) endsSynset:machination
Derivationally Related Form:intriguemachinate
Hypernyms:game plot secret plan
Inherited Hypernyms:intrigueplotschemeplan of actionplanideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:priestcraft
Full Hyponyms:priestcraft
nnoun.statea clandestine love affairHypernyms:love affair romance
Inherited Hypernyms:intriguelove affairrelationshipstateattributeabstractionentity
vverb.stativecause to be interested or curiousSynset:fascinate
Derivationally Related Form:fascination
Hypernyms:interest matter to
Inherited Hypernyms:intriguematter torefer
Direct Hyponyms:grabseize
Full Troponyms:grab
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody | The performance is likely to --- Sue (apply to: intrigue)
vverb.cognitionform intrigues (for) in an underhand mannerSynset:connive scheme
Derivationally Related Form:intrigueconnivance
Hypernyms:plot
Inherited Hypernyms:schemeplotplanthink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP