intrigue vs plot

intrigue and plot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intrigue	Yes	No	Yes	No
plot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, plot is a hypernym of intrigue; that is, plot is a word with a broader meaning than intrigue:

intrigue: a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends
plot: a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

Other hypernyms of intrigue include game, secret plan.

As verbs, plot is a hypernym of intrigue; that is, plot is a word with a broader meaning than intrigue:

intrigue (noun)	plot (noun)
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends	a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
a clandestine love affair	the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
	a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object
	a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

intrigue (verb)	plot (verb)
form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner	plan secretly, usually something illegal
cause to be interested or curious	make a plot of
	make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
	devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)